Procedure - Law Dictionary Search Results
calendar
calendar 1 : a list of cases ready to be heard on a procedural action [the motion ] ;specif : a list of cases ready for trial called also list compare docket
case
injunction brought to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute b : the reported facts, procedural history, and esp. decision in an action land·mark case : a case that marks a significant turning point
cause
administrative search based on a showing that it is to be conducted in accordance with standardized nonarbitrary regulatory procedures designed to further public interest in regulatory enforcement that outweighs the intrusiveness of the search reasonable cause 1
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department of homeland security (dhs)
department of homeland security (dhs) DHS is comprised of three main organizations responsible for immigration policies, procedures, implementation and enforcement of U.S. laws, and more. These DHS organizations include U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
documentarily qualified
that he/she has all the documents for his/her immigrant visa application, and the post has completed its clearance procedures. Source: Department of State. March 2007.
entitlement
an insurance policy) NOTE: Some courts have held that entitlements are a property interest and therefore subject to procedural due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution when denied by federal or state
equitable adoption
or implied contract to adopt and clear evidence of an intention to adopt but no performance of the procedures required by statute for an adoption called also adoption by estoppel
equity
system of law originating in the English chancery and comprising a settled and formal body of substantive and procedural rules and doctrines that supplement, aid, or override common and statutory law [the judicial power shall extend to
former adjudication
former adjudication : a procedural doctrine that bars relitigation by the same parties of the same issues or claims upon which a judgment
reorganization
a bankruptcy court under the provisions of chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code b : any of various procedures (as recapitalization or merger) that affect the tax structure of a corporation under the Internal Revenue Code and
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