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adversary process

adversary process the method courts use to resolve disputes. Through the adversary process, each side in a dispute has the right to present its case as

alternative dispute resolution

alternative dispute resolution : a forum or means for resolving disputes (as arbitration or private judging) that exists outside the state or federal judicial system

alternative dispute resolution (adr)

alternative dispute resolution (adr) Methods of resolving legal disputes without going to trial, in a less adversarial manner, such as through arbitration or mediation.

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arbitration

arbitration [Latin arbitratio, from arbitrari to judge, arbitrate, from arbiter onlooker, arbitrator] : the process of resolving a dispute (as between labor and management) or a grievance outside of the court system by presenting it

arbitrator

arbitrator : an impartial person or group that is given the power by disputing parties to resolve their dispute compare mediator

bright line

bright line : a clear distinction that resolves a question or matter in dispute bright-line adj

final decision

final decision a court's decision that resolves the claims of the parties and leaves nothing further for the court to do but ensure that the

litigate

settle] vt : to make the subject of a suit [ a claim] ;broadly : to contest or resolve in court [ an insanity defense] lit·i·ga·ble [li-tə-gə-bəl] adj lit·i·ga·tion [li-tə-gā-shən] n lit·i·ga·tion·al [-shə-nəl] adj lit·i·ga·to·ry [li-tə-gə-tōr-ē] adj

question

the executive or legislative branch or is not accompanied by guiding policy or discoverable and manageable standards for resolving it see also political question doctrine question of fact : a question that depends on an examination of

Incide

To cut to separate and remove to resolve or break up as by medicines

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