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Known-loss doctrine

Known-loss doctrine, means a principle denying insurance coverage when the insured known before the policy takes effect that a specific

peculiar risk doctrine

peculiar risk doctrine : a doctrine that renders an employer (as a general contractor) liable for injury caused by an independent

political question doctrine

political question doctrine : a doctrine under which a court will refrain from adjudicating a question that is more properly resolved

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open fields doctrine

open fields doctrine : a doctrine in criminal procedure: law enforcement officers may make a warrantless search of the area outside

dual sovereignty doctrine

dual sovereignty doctrine : a doctrine holding that more than one sovereign (as a state government and the federal government) may

odd-lot doctrine

odd-lot doctrine : a doctrine in workers' compensation law: a disabled worker who is not totally incapacitated for all work

nondelegation doctrine

nondelegation doctrine : a doctrine that Congress may not delegate its duties under the Constitution to other branches of government

mootness doctrine

mootness doctrine : a doctrine in judicial procedure: a court will not hear or decide a moot case unless it

learned intermediary doctrine

learned intermediary doctrine : a doctrine of products liability law: the manufacturer of a prescription drug fulfills its duty to warn

fiduciary shield doctrine

fiduciary shield doctrine : a doctrine barring a state from exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant as an individual if

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