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justiciable : capable of being decided according to legal principles by a court [whether the tax laws unfairly burden the poor is not a issue] ;esp : triable in a court [the claim is not because the plaintiff has no present right to the property but may in the future] see also political question at question compare moot jus·ti·cia·bil·i·ty [jə-sti-shə-bi-lə-tē, -shē-ə-] n ...
Justiciable
Justiciable, proper to be examined in courts of justice....
Justicies
Justicies, a writ directed to the sheriff in some special cases, by virtue of which he might hold plea of debt in his county Court for a large sum; whereas by his ordinary power he was limited to sums under 40s, Fitz. N.B. 117; 3 Bl. Com. 36.As the sheriff could not, by this process, or the judgment to be obtained thereupon, arrest the defendant' body, but only take his goods, and as the cause might be removed at the defendant's pleasure into the superior courts, this process fell into desuetude....
Extradition
Extradition, the surrender by a foreign state of a person accused of a crime to the state where it was committed, in order that he may be tried there. It is recognized as a duty, independent of treaty, by international law, but is usually the subject of treaty terminable at one year's notice. The (English) Extradition Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 52), 'as to the whole of His Majesty's dominions' provides (s. 2) that where an arrangement has been made with any foreign state with respect to the surrender to such state of any fugitive criminals, his Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that this Act shall apply in the case of such foreign state. The Act, as amended by the (English) Extradition Acts, 1873, 1895, and 1906, provides for the arrangements and procedure regarding extradition, see R. v. Daye, (1908) 2 KB 333, and imposes various restrictions thereon, e.g., in regard to political offences. The (English) Extradition Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 39), adds offences in connection...
moot
moot : to make moot [statute of limitations would the effort "S. R. Sontag"] adj [(of a trial or hearing) hypothetical, staged for practice, from moot hypothetical case for law students, argument, deliberative assembly, from Old English mōt assembly, meeting] : deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely academic [the case became when the defendant paid the sum at issue] see also mootness doctrine compare justiciable, ripe moot·ness [müt-nəs] n ...
question
question 1 : a particular query directed to a witness compare interrogatory hy·po·thet·i·cal question [hī-pə-the-ti-kəl] : a question directed to an expert witness (as a physician) that is based on the existence of facts offered in evidence and the answer to which is an opinion to be considered in light of the evidence NOTE: Modern rules of evidence have lessened the need for a hypothetical question setting forth all of the facts to be assumed in answering the question. An expert witness may state an opinion based on data or facts considered reliable in his or her field even if not already disclosed or not admissible as evidence. leading question : a question so framed or presented as to suggest a particular answer [leading questions should not be used on the direct examination of a witness except as may be necessary to develop his testimony "Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 611(c)"] NOTE: Leading questions are permitted in direct examination of ...
standing
standing : continuing in existence, use, or effect indefinitely [a order] n 1 : the status of being qualified to assert or enforce legal rights or duties in a judicial forum because one has a sufficient and protectable interest in the outcome of a justiciable controversy and usually has suffered or is threatened with actual injury [only one who already has can argue the public interest in support of his claim "Hawaii's Thousand Friends v. Anderson, 768 P.2d 1293 (1989)"] 2 : a principle requiring that a party have standing in order to justify the exercise of the court's remedial powers ...
Justiciable
Proper to be examined in a court of justice...
In particular
In particular, the words 'in particular' indicate that restrictions imposed on the fundamental rights guaranteed by Article 19(1) (g) which are reasonable and which are in the interests of the general public, are saved by Article 19(6) as it originally stood, the subject-matter covered by the said provision being justiciable, Akadasi v. State of Orissa, AIR 1963 SC 1047 (1054). [Constitution of India, Article 19(1) (g)]...
Pleasure of the President
Pleasure of the President, the tenure of office of an employee of the Union or the State is only during the pleasure of the President and/or Governor; and accordingly except as provided in the Constitution there can be no justiciable cause available to a Government employee for getting relief in a Court of law, K.P. Shankerlingam v. Union of India, AIR 1960 Bom 431....
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