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identify

or designate (goods) as the object of a contract used in the phrase identify to the contract [the disputed beans were goods identified to the contract] NOTE: Under the Uniform Commercial Code, once goods are identified to

housing court

housing court : a court having limited jurisdiction over certain property and housing cases (as landlord and tenant disputes)

forum selection clause

selection clause : a clause in an agreement in which the parties stipulate the forum in which any disputes arising between them will be resolved

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fee simple

under title that creates a fee simple (as a fee simple absolute) [entitled him to ownership of the disputed property in fee simple "National Law Journal"]

federal common law

Tompkins in the Important Cases section NOTE: Federal common law is applied primarily in admiralty and maritime cases, disputes between states, matters of international relations, and in cases regarding the proprietary interests of the U.S. Federal common

family court

family court : a court that has jurisdiction and often advisory powers over domestic disputes involving the rights and duties of husband, wife, parent, or child esp. in matters affecting the support, custody,

decision

compare disposition, finding, holding, judgment, opinion, ruling, verdict NOTE: A decision, while being an authoritative determination of a disputed issue, does not have to be a final determination closing the case. Some interlocutory decisions may be appealed.

collateral order doctrine

order doctrine : an exception to the final judgment rule that allows review of orders conclusively determining a disputed question when the question is independent and separable from the rest of the case for purposes of review

administrative law judge

government agency with quasi-judicial functions including conducting hearings, making findings of fact, and making recommendations for resolution of disputes concerning the agency's actions called also administrative judge

Debater

One who debates one given to argument a disputant a controvertist

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