Dispute - Law Dictionary Search Results
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
sequester
from Middle French, from Latin sequestrare to hand over to a trustee, from sequester third party to whom disputed property is entrusted, agent, from secus beside, otherwise] 1 : to place (as a jury or witness) in
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protest
demanded act by which the declarer asserts that the justice or legality of the tax or act is disputed and that compliance is not voluntary 2 : the act of objecting or a gesture of disapproval ;esp
letter
30-day letter : a letter from the Internal Revenue Service to a taxpayer who has been audited and disputes the auditor's determination that sets out the taxpayer's right to appeal NOTE: A taxpayer has 30 days from
law of the sea
matters including territorial zones, access to and transit on the sea, environmental preservation, and the resolution of international disputes
jurisdiction
R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] diversity jurisdiction : the jurisdiction granted to federal courts over civil disputes involving parties having diverse citizenship (as in being from different states) where the matter in controversy exceeds a
judicial notice
judicial notice : recognition by the court of a fact that is not reasonably disputable and without the introduction of supporting evidence [took judicial notice that January 1 is a legal holiday] [a
incontestability clause
incontestability clause : a clause in an insurance policy that forbids the insurer from disputing the policy (as on the ground that the insured made false statements) after a set period of time
Contestant
One who contests an opponent a litigant a disputant one who claims that which has been awarded to another
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