Diversion

The act of turning aside from any course occupation or object as the diversion of a stream from its channel diversion of the mind from business...

minimal diversity : diversity of citizenship of the parties to a lawsuit in which at least one plaintiff is a resident from a state different from at least one defendant compare complete diversity NOTE: Diversity jurisdiction requires complete diversity. Statutory interpleader requires only minimal diversity between the claimants, however. ...

diversity of citizenship

diversity of citizenship :a condition in which the parties to an action are of diverse state or national citizenship see also complete diversity diversity jurisdiction at jurisdiction, minimal diversity Article III of the Constitution in the back matter ...

complete diversity

complete diversity : diversity of citizenship in which the citizenship of all the plaintiffs to an action differs from that of all the defendants see also diversity of citizenship diversity jurisdiction at jurisdiction compare minimal diversity ...

Biological diversity

Biological diversity, 'biological diversity' means the variability among living organisms from all sources and the ecological complexes of which they are part, and includes diversity within species or between species and of eco-systems. [Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (18 of 2003), s. 2(b)]...

diversion

diversion : the act or an instance of diverting: as a : an unauthorized rerouting or appropriation [ of funds] b : suspension of the prosecution of a charge for a period of time during which the defendant participates in a rehabilitation program or makes restitution and after which the charges are dismissed if the rehabilitation or restitution is completed compare probation di··ver·sion·ary [-vər-zhə-ner-ē, -shə-] adj ...

diversity

diversity : diversity of citizenship ...

diverse

diverse : differing from one another ;specif : differing in citizenship from another party to an action [a defendant] see also diversity jurisdiction at jurisdiction compare nondiverse ...

Diversity

Diversity, a plea by the prisoner in bar of execution, alleging that he is not the same who was attainted, upon which a jury is immediately empanelled to try the collateral issue thus raised, viz., the identity of the person; and not whether he is guilty or innocent, for that has been already decided, 4 Bl. Com. 396. See also 1 Hale's Pleas of the Crown, 370....

Diverseness

The quality of being diverse...

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