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class action
suit class suit see also certification compare consolidate, joinder test case at case NOTE: Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure sets out the prerequisites for having an action certified as a class action in … action if “(1) the class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable, (2) there are questions of law or fact common to the class, (3) the claims or defenses of the representative parties are
Constable
on every police authority. The Act also makes provision for the establishment of an organization called the Police Federation for the purpose of enabling members of the police forces of England and Wales to consider and bring … bring to the notice of the Home Secretary all the matters affecting their welfare and efficiency, other than questions of discipline and promotion, and further contains a prohibition against joining trade unions. By the (English) Police (Weekly
bench
box, sidebar, stand 2 : the court or system of courts serving an area [the state ] [the federal ] 3 a : the office of a judge [appointed to the ] b : the body of … c : a judge or panel of judges hearing a case [unless the lawyer is responding to a question from the "R. H. Bork"]
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cross-examination
see also confrontation clause compare direct examination, recross-examination, redirect examination NOTE: In accordance with Rule 611 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, cross-examination should only refer to matters that were covered during direct examination or that are … credibility. Anything exceeding these limits is permissible at the court's discretion. Rule 611 also states that “ordinarily leading questions should be permitted on cross-examination.” cross-examine vb cross-examiner n
join
join issue by filing an answer with the court] 2 : to take an opposed position on some question [join issue with the conclusion]
Concurrent list
also known as List III, Constitution of India, Art. 254(i). Is a list of subjects appended to a federal Constitution in respect of which the federal legislature and the State or the regional legislatures have power to … is uniformity, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. 4, 5th Edn., p. 178. The question of repugnancy arises in case of subjects enumerated in concurrent list, Deep Chand v. State of Uttar Pradesh,
verdict
is either for the plaintiff or for the defendant and is often returned with answers to interrogatories on questions of fact [where there exists a conflict between the general verdict and the interrogatories, the trial court may
Australia, Commonwealth of.
association of the people of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, and Western Australia in a federal Commonwealth comprising also Papua, the Northern Territory, and Norfolk, Ashmore and Cantier Island in the Pacific (and see … and from this High Court there is an appeal by its leave (but not otherwise) on any constitutional questions between the States themselves, or between the States and the Commonwealth, to the Privy Council, and on other
opinion
843 P.2d 1190 (1992)"] NOTE: Advisory opinions are issued esp. by administrative agencies and by some state courts. Federal courts are constrained by the U.S. Constitution to deciding only cases or controversies and cannot issue advisory opinions. … effect of the law on a situation that does not present an actual controversy between parties [to answer questions which were not brought before this Court would be to issue an advisory opinion "JBC of Wyoming Corp.
deposition
made under oath by a party or witness (as an expert) in response to oral examination or written questions and that is recorded by an authorized officer (as a court reporter) ;broadly : affidavit b : the
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