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false statement if the statement is a false denial of guilt made in response to a federal investigator's question NOTE: This doctrine is based on the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination, and is often used as a … exculpatory no doctrine : a doctrine in federal criminal law: an individual cannot be charged with making a false statement if the statement is a false

intervention

courts. There is some overlap between joinder and intervention because of the merger of law and equity in federal practice. intervention of right : intervention allowed in federal civil procedure when a statute grants an absolute right … civil procedure when a statute grants a conditional right to intervene or when the applicant's claim has a question of law or fact in common with the proceeding

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consolidate

a common question of law or fact) into one compare class action NOTE: Consolidation of matters in the federal courts is governed by Rule 42 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Consolidated cases may become one

evasive

evasive : tending or intending to evade NOTE: Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(3), an evasive or incomplete answer to an interrogatory or to a question at

tax court

jurisdiction over questions of law and fact arising under the tax laws of a government ;specif : the federal court hearing tax cases … tax court often cap T&C : a court having jurisdiction over questions of law and fact arising under the tax laws of a government ;specif : the federal court hearing

controversy

Article III's limitation of the judicial power to cases or controversies requires that an action brought in the federal court involve parties with standing to sue and questions that are ripe and not moot. con·tro·ver·sial [kÄ n-trə-vər-shəl, … or controversies requires that an action brought in the federal court involve parties with standing to sue and questions that are ripe and not moot. con·tro·ver·sial [kÄ n-trə-vər-shəl, -vər-sē-əl] adj

certiorari

a decision by a state's highest court when there is a question as to the validity of a federal treaty or statute, or of a state statute on constitutional grounds. Certiorari is also used within state court

Trial

Ruhidas v. Chanden Kumar Sarkar, AIR 2003 SC 3701. Trial, is the conclusion, by a competent tribunal, of question in issue in legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal. Strouds Judicial Dictionary (5th Edn.) Indian Bank v. Maharashtra … legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal. Strouds Judicial Dictionary (5th Edn.) Indian Bank v. Maharashtra State Co-op. Marketing Federation Ltd., (1998) 5 SCC 69. Trial, is the examination by a competent court of the facts or laws

demurrer

not sufficient as a cause of action compare confession and avoidance NOTE: Demurrers are no longer used in federal civil or criminal procedure but are still used in some states. General demurrers are replaced in the Federal … to dismiss or to grant appropriate relief takes the place of a demurrer. Demurrers are sometimes used to question a court's jurisdiction. demurrer to the evidence : a demurrer that asserts that the evidence is not sufficient

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