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Feigned issue

a proceeding whereby an action was supposed to be brought by consent of the parties to determine some disputed right without the formality of pleading, saving thereby both time and expense. It might be ordered either by

Black-leg

to a man who refuses to join, or follow the ruling of, a Trades Union in times of disputes between employer and employee.

Contestant

One who contests an opponent a litigant a disputant one who claims that which has been awarded to another

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Ballot

a case stated by Lush, J., after hearing the Birmingham Municipal Election Petition, the mode of marking various disputed ballot papers was reviewed by the Court. The Act was originally limited to expire in 1880, but was

international court of justice

international court of justice The judicial arm of the United Nations. It has jurisdiction to settle legal disputes between nations. Source: FindLaw

usage of trade

performance NOTE: Evidence of a usage of trade may be admissible as supplementing the express terms of a disputed contract when it does not contradict them.

umpire

a : one appointed to decide between disagreeing arbitrators b : an impartial third party chosen to arbitrate disputes arising under the terms of a labor agreement c : one appointed to mediate between the appraisers of

tribunal

a court or forum of justice : a person or body of persons having to hear and decide disputes so as to bind the parties

trial

trial [Anglo-French, from trier to try] : a judicial examination of issues of fact or law disputed by parties for the purpose of determining the rights of the parties compare hearing, inquest at trial :

small claims court

small claims court : a special court intended to simplify and expedite the resolution of minor disputes involving small claims

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