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demurrer

to dismiss or to grant appropriate relief takes the place of a demurrer. Demurrers are sometimes used to question a court's jurisdiction. demurrer to the evidence : a demurrer that asserts that the evidence is not sufficient

collateral order doctrine

doctrine : an exception to the final judgment rule that allows review of orders conclusively determining a disputed question when the question is independent and separable from the rest of the case for purposes of review and

clean-up doctrine

allows a court of chancery which has acquired jurisdiction in a case to decide both equitable and legal questions provided that the legal questions are incidental to the equitable ones

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certification

decision by a trial court allows an appellate court to review the decision and to answer a controlling question of law. Certification is often used in state courts as well as federal courts and, where available, allows

Defection

office and does not join any other party, Law of Elections, P.D.T. Achary, 2004, p. 190. Decision on questions, as to disqualification on ground of defection shall be of the Speaker of the Chairman, as the case

Interrogator

One who asks questions a questioner

interrogatory

interrogatory pl: -ries : a written question required by law to be answered under the direction of a court ;esp : a written question directed

Alien

alien enemy was to be naturalized for ten years after the termination of the Great War. The important question of the status of aliens is dealt with by ss. 17 & 18, which are as follows:-- 17.

Collusion

to a fictitious cause proposed to him, there is no party litigating ... no real interest brought into question and to use the words of a very sensible civilian on this point, fabula non judicium, hoc est;

Deemed

which it is used. In Lalji Haridas's case (1964(6) SCR 700) the Supreme Court went elaborately into the question as to the extent of this deeming provision which would have been wholly redudant if the word 'deemed'

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