Diversity - Law Dictionary Search Results
Erie doctrine
the doctrine] : a doctrine that a federal court exercising diversity jurisdiction over a case for which no federal law is
jurisdictional amount
must exceed in order for the federal courts to have diversity jurisdiction NOTE: The jurisdictional amount is set by statute and
kentucky consular center (kcc)
the Bureau of Consular Affairs Visa Office. It manages the Diversity Visa (DV) Program. Source: Department of State. March 2007.
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legal certainty test
a rule in federal civil procedure: a defendant's challenge to diversity jurisdiction made on the basis that the amount of money
lottery
lottery See Diversity Visa Program. Source: Department of State. March 2007.
procedural law
that creates, defines, or regulates rights [the federal courts in diversity actions must apply state substantive law and federal procedural law
citizen
or has its principal place of business for purposes of diversity jurisdiction. 2 : a resident of a town or state
subject to the numerical limit
1990. The largest categories are: family-sponsored preferences; employment-based preferences; and diversity immigrants. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Diversity
Matched in: Term Diversity
Difformity
Irregularity of form diversity of form want of uniformity
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