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test case

test case see case

case

case because it involves similar or related questions of law test case 1 : a representative case whose outcome will serve as … circumstances and often some of the same parties NOTE: A test case is selected from a number of cases in order to

test action

test action : test case at case

Frye test

Frye test [from United States v. Frye, 293 F. 1013 (1923), the … [from United States v. Frye, 293 F. 1013 (1923), the case that established the rule] : a common-law rule of evidence:

Expert witness

to furnish the Judge with the necessary scientific criteria for testing the accuracy of the conclusions so as to enable the … criteria to the facts proved by the evidence of the case. The scientific opinion evidence, if intelligible, convincing and tested becomes

Final order

to what is known as 'interlocutory order' and the essential test to distinguish the one from the other has been discussed … from the other has been discussed and formulated in several cases decided by the Judicial Committee. The test for determining the

class action

action suit class suit see also certification compare consolidate, joinder test case at case NOTE: Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of

McDonnell Douglas test

McDonnell Douglas test, employment law. The principal for applying a shifting burden of … principal for applying a shifting burden of proof in employment-discrimination cases, essentially requiring the plaintiff to come forward with evidence of

Infanticide

of a child who is born alive and respires is tested by respirations. The proofs of this test are deduced from … felonious destruction of the feticide, or criminal abortion. In every case in which an infant is found dead, and its death

risk-utility test

risk-utility test : a test used in product liability cases to determine … risk-utility test : a test used in product liability cases to determine whether a manufacturer is liable for injury to

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