Judicially - Law Dictionary Search Results
nolo contendere plea
plea may not be used against the defendant as an admission in a related civil case. Source: Federal Judicial Center
mootness doctrine
mootness doctrine : a doctrine in judicial procedure: a court will not hear or decide a moot case unless it includes an issue that is
original intent
those guarantees intended by the framers and set forth in the text of the Constitution are valid compare judicial restraint
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marshal
marshal 1 : a ministerial officer appointed for each judicial district of the U.S. to execute the process of the courts and perform various duties similar to those
litigate
from lit-, lis lawsuit + agere to drive] vi : to seek resolution of a legal contest by judicial process [chose to rather than settle] vt : to make the subject of a suit [ a claim]
limited public forum
open forum, public forum NOTE: The restriction of a limited public forum must be able to withstand strict judicial scrutiny of its effect on First Amendment rights.
lien
: a lien acquired against the property of a debtor by a creditor upon obtaining a favorable judgment judicial lien : a lien obtained by a legal or equitable process (as judgment, levy, attachment, or execution) ju·nior
legal separation
arrangements (as for maintenance and custody) are ordered by the court called also divorce a mensa et thoro judicial separation separation from bed and board
legal name
been declared the person's name by a court NOTE: If a person seeks to change a name by judicial process, the court may not deny the change absent any indication of a fraudulent purpose. In some states,
legal
law [a certainty] d : created by operation of esp. statutory law [ incompetence] [a presumption] compare conventional, judicial e : established by law [the test for mental capacity] 3 : conforming to or permitted by law
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