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below

below 1 : in a lower court [the presumption that the decisions …are correct "W. J. Brennan, Jr."] 2 : lower on the same page

question

controlling state precedent 2 : a question of law submitted to a federal or state court by a lower court or tribunal [appealed the decision on the certified question] federal question : a question that falls under the

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Appeals for the Armed Forces :the highest military court presided over by civilian judges and reviewing decisions of lower military courts on criminal matters NOTE: This court was formerly called the United States Court of Military Appeals.

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final

Court of the U.S. that terminates the litigation between parties on the merits and leaves nothing for the lower court to do in case of an affirmance except to execute the judgment 3 : being the last in

Puisne

Puisne [fr. puisne Fr.], junior, inferior, lower in rank. The several judges and barons of the former Common Law Courts to Westminster, other than the … [fr. puisne Fr.], junior, inferior, lower in rank. The several judges and barons of the former Common Law Courts to Westminster, other than the chiefs, were called puisne. By s. 5 of the (English) Judicature Act, 1877,

Appellate Court

Appellate Court, means a court with jurisdiction to review decisions of lower courts or administrative agencies, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 356.

mandate

: a formal communication from a reviewing court notifying the court below of its judgment and directing the lower court to act accordingly b : mandamus 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : an act by which

Below

Below, means in a lower court (the presumption that the decisions etc., are correct; lower on the same page or on a following page,

Remand

Remand, means to return from one court to another especially lower court or from a court to an administrative agency, McCarton v. Estate of Watson, 693 2d 192 (1984). Remand,

stay

process by a usually discretionary judicial or executive order [a of execution of the judgment] [ of a lower court's judgment pending certiorari "W. J. Brennan, Jr."] see also automatic stay compare cease-and-desist order at order, mandamus,

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