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parliamentary

of or relating to the members of a parliament 4 : of or according to parliamentary law [ procedure]

legal certainty test

legal certainty test : a rule in federal civil procedure: a defendant's challenge to diversity jurisdiction made on the basis that the amount of money involved in the

mistake

mistake 1 : an unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court

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merit

merit 1 pl : the substance of a case apart from matters of jurisdiction, procedure, or form [a ruling on the s of the case] see also judgment on the merits at judgment

McNabb-Mallory rule

States, 354 U.S. 449 (1957), U.S. Supreme Court cases that established the rule] : a doctrine in criminal procedure: an arrestee must be brought before a magistrate without unnecessary delay in order for a confession made during

lien

the property itself 2 : retaining lien in this entry inchoate lien : a lien for which some procedure remains unfinished or some term remains undetermined involuntary lien : a lien that arises other than by the

legitimate

1 : conceived or born of parents lawfully married to each other or having been made through legal procedure equal in status to one so conceived or born ;also : having rights and obligations under the law

legislative rule

a rule adopted by a government agency in accordance with the notice and comment requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act that has the force of law and imposes new duties on the regulated parties called also substantive

law of the case

law of the case :a doctrine in legal procedure: an issue esp. of law that has been decided (as by an appeals court) will not be reconsidered

knock and announce rule

knock and announce rule : a rule of criminal procedure requiring that police announce their authority and purpose before entering a premises in execution of a search or

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