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dismissal

dismissal 1 : removal from a position or service 2 a : the termination of an action or claim usually before the

vt : to change the location, position, station, status, or residence of: as a : to have (an action) transferred from one court to another and esp. from a state court to a federal court see also … remove re·moved re·mov·ing vt : to change the location, position, station, status, or residence of: as a : to

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Certiorari

the sovereign Court of justice in criminal causes, all indictments, coroners' inquisitions, summary convictions by magistrates, orders of removal of paupers, and of poor's rates, also orders made by commissioners of sewers and other commissioners, town councils, … must be applied for within six months, Crown Office Rule 21. A writ of certiorari to remove an action from an inferior court to the High Court issues as of right, Edwards v. Liverpool Corporation, (1902) 86

Judge

who goes out with the Ministry) shall hold their office during good behaviour, subject to a power of removal by the Crown on an address by both Houses of Parliament; prior to the Act of Settlement, they … at the Bar. For 'inability or misbehaviour' they are removable by the Lord Chancellor. See COUNTY COURTS. No action lies against a judge for anything said or done in his judicial capacity; but if a judge act

remedial action

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separable controversy

separable controversy : a separate and independent claim or cause of action that by itself is removable to the federal courts even though it is joined with others that are not removable NOTE: If a

Remainder

in law that A. cannot restore his possession by entry, and can only recover it by action. This removes A.'s title one degree farther than while he could restore his possession by entry and is therefore said

District Registry

appoint district registrars for the purpose of issuing writs of summons and for entertaining proceedings generally in an action down to and including entry for trial. Documents sealed in any such district registrary are to be received … rules or a special order of the Court (s. 62). Power, however, is given to a judge to remove proceedings from a district registry to the Office of the High Court; and see generally, (English) Judicature Act,

cause of action

Matched in: Term cause of action

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