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identify

principles) [can ask leading questions of a witness who is identified with an adverse party] 2 : to establish the identity of [ing the suspect] 3 : to specify or designate (goods) as the object of a

Temple

consciousness of the devotees themselves as to the public character of the temple were factors that went to establish whether a temple was public or private, T.D. Gopalan v. Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, AIR

institute

institute -tut·ed -tut·ing 1 : to establish in a particular position or office ;specif in the civil law of Louisiana : to appoint as heir

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bankruptcy court

of the 1898 Bankruptcy Act. Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to establish “uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States.”

idem sonans

identifying a corporation as a partnership). The fact that two trademarks are idem sonans may be used to establish the likelihood of confusion on the part of consumers in a trademark infringement case.

confession

of a crime) compare admission declaration against interest at declaration, self-incrimination NOTE: Courts differ on how a confession establishes the accused's guilt; for example, in some jurisdictions the confession has to establish all the necessary elements of

quasi

in some significant sense or degree often used in combination [quasi-fiscal] see also quasi-judicial, quasi-legislative vt : to establish or make (title) secure by means of an action that produces a final determination of the respective rights

admission

out-of-court statement or action that is inconsistent with his or her position at trial and that tends to establish guilt compare confession declaration against interest at declaration NOTE: Under the Federal Rules of Evidence an admission is

agency

Clark"] c : the law concerned with the relationship of a principal and an agent 3 : an establishment engaged in doing the business of another: as a : an establishment authorized by an insurance company to

Stare decisis

of the law until changed by competent authority. It requires that rules of law when clearly announced and established by a court of last resort should not be lightly disregarded and set aside but should be adhered

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