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special grand jury

special grand jury : a grand jury summoned by a court usually at its discretion in addition to or in place of the regular grand jury (as when the regular grand jury has

is concerned with the adjudication of specific rights and obligations rather than the promulgation of rules, that requires discretion and decision, and that may be subject to notice and hearing requirements and judicial review

prudent man rule

prudent man rule : a rule giving discretion to a fiduciary and esp. a trustee to manage another's affairs and invest another's money with such skill

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privilege

of gathering news called also journalist's privilege c : something specially permitted or granted as a matter of discretion that may be limited or taken away [right to…mooring permit is not necessarily created because discretionary state was

party

action compare necessary party in this entry NOTE: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 provides the courts with discretion in determining whether the absence of a party requires dismissal of an action, replacing an older and more

ministerial

specified state of facts in obedience to legal and esp. statutory mandate without exercise of personal judgment or discretion see also mandamus compare discretionary

Optional

Involving an option depending on the exercise of an option left to ones discretion or choice allowed but not compulsory as optional studies it is optional with you to go or stay

liquidated

of being readily fixed, calculated, or ascertained as a sum esp. without dispute or reliance on opinion or discretion

initiative

electorate or to the legislature for approval see also referendum on one's own initiative : at one's own discretion : independently of outside influence, suggestion, or control [the court may reduce a sentence on its own initiative

equity

conform to the writ system existing in the courts of law. Originally, the courts of equity exercised great discretion in fashioning remedies. Over time, they established precedents, rules, and doctrines of their own that were distinct from

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