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order
order 1 : a state of peace, freedom from unruly behavior, and respect for law and proper authority [maintain law and ] 2 : an established mode or state of procedure [a call to ] 3 a : a mandate from a superior authority see also executive order b : a ruling or command made by a competent administrative authority ;specif : one resulting from administrative adjudication and subject to judicial review and enforcement [an administrative may not be inconsistent with the Constitution "Wells v. State, 654 So. 2d 145 (1995)"] c : an authoritative command issued by the court [violated a court and was jailed for contempt] cease-and-de·sist order [sēs-ənd-di-zist-, -sist-] : an order from a court or quasi-judicial tribunal to stop engaging in a particular activity or practice (as an unfair labor practice) compare injunction, mandamus, stay consent order : an agreement of litigating parties that by consent takes the form of a court order final order : an order of a court...
order to show cause
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Reasonable opportunity of showing cause
Reasonable opportunity of showing cause, reasonable opportunity to show cause in Article 311(2) of the Constitution contemplates not merely opportunity to do so at enquiry stage but also when competent authority as result of enquiry, proposes to inflict one of three punishments mentioned in article on delinquent servant, Khem Chand v. Union of India, AIR 1958 SC 300: (1958) SCR 1080....
Show-cause
Show-cause, means adequate opportunity of leading evidence in support of the contention of the person concerned and controverting of contentions raised against him, shall be given, and where necessary, opportunity of cross-examining witnesses of the other side and of addressing arguments shall also be afforded, Shyam Lal v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1954 All 235....
writ
writ [Old English, something written] 1 : a letter that was issued in the name of the English monarch from Anglo-Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2 : an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the sovereign or of a court or judicial officer commanding the person to whom it is directed to perform or refrain from performing a specified act NOTE: The writ was a vital official instrument in the old common law of England. A plaintiff commenced a suit at law by choosing the proper form of action and obtaining a writ appropriate to the remedy sought; its issuance forced the defendant to comply or to appear in court and defend. Writs were also in constant use for financial and political purposes of government. While the writ no longer governs civil pleading and has lost many of its applications, the extraordinary writs esp. of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, and certiorari indicate its historical importance as an instrument of judicial auth...
Decree nisi
Decree nisi. By the (English) Judicature Act,1925, s. 183(1) every decree for a divorce or for nullity of marriage shall, in the first instance, be a decree nisi not to be made absolute until after the expiration of six months from the pronouncing thereof, unless the Court by general or special order from time to time fixes a shorter time.(2) After the pronouncing of the decree nisi and before the decree is made absolute, any person may, in the prescribed manner, show cause why the decree should not be made absolute by reason of the decree having been obtained by collusion or by reason of material not having been brought before the Court, and in any such case the Court may make the decree absolute, reverse the decree nisi, require further inquiry or otherwise deal with the case as the Court thinks fit. Only in special circumstances will the period be shortened. See Osburne v. Osburne, (1926) 70 Sol Jo 388. See Browne on Divorce; Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Matrimonial Causes.'...
show
show showed shown or: showed show·ing : to demonstrate or establish by argument, reasoning, or evidence [must a compelling need for the court action] show cause : to establish by reasoning and evidence a valid reason for something [if a debtor wishes to extend a plan beyond three years, he must show cause "J. H. Williamson"] [must show cause why the petition may not be granted] ...
Rules of Court
Rules of Court, orders regulating the practice of the Courts; or orders made between parties to an action or suit.(1) General rules regulating the practice of the Courts, both of Common Law and Equity, have from time to time been made by the Courts in pursuance of the powers of various Acts of Parliament. See as to the Common Law Courts, which promulgated consecutive Rules without any division into Orders, Day's Common Law Procedure Acts; and as to the Court of Chancery, which promulgated Orders subdivided into Rules, Morgan's Chancery Acts and Orders. The scheme of the Chancery Procedure Acts was that the Orders made thereunder should come into force as soon as made, subject to the power of Parliament to annul them afterwards (see, e.g., Chancery Procedure Act, 1858, s. 12), while that of the Common Law Procedure Acts, was that Rules made thereunder should not come into force until they had lain before Parliament for three months (see 13 & 14 Vict. c. 16, and Common Law Procedure Act,...
Prohibition
Prohibition, a writ to forbid any court to proceed in any cause there depending, on the suggestion that the cognizance thereof belongs not to such Court. It is a remedy provided by the Common Law against the encroachment of jurisdiction.The writ issued not only out of the King's Bench, but also out of the Courts of Chancery, Exchequer, and Common Pleas, and now issues out of the High Court of Justice, on application by motion supported by affidavits for a rule to show cause (Rules 70, 71, of Crown Office Rules, 1906), to any inferior Court concerning itself with any matter not within its jurisdiction. If either the judge or a party proceed after such prohibition, an attachment may be had against them for contempt, at the discretion of the Court that awarded it; and an action for damages will lie against them, by the party injured.Sometimes the point is too doubtful to be decided upon motion, and the party applying is directed to declare in prohibition, setting forth concisely so much o...
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