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legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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notification, presentment
an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
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judgement, judgment, judicial decision
(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
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dispossession, eviction, legal ouster
the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
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plea
an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
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defence, defense, demurrer, denial
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
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foreclosure
the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
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intervention
(law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings
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procedure
a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings
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action, action at law, legal action
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
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case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
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adoption
a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
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appeal
(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
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reversal
a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
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affirmation
a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
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bankruptcy
a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
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receivership
a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all
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judicial proceeding, litigation
a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
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naturalisation, naturalization
the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
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cognovit judgement, cognovit judgment, confession of judgement, confession of judgment
a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
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default judgement, default judgment, judgement by default, judgment by default
a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
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non pros, non prosequitur
a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
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final decision, final judgment
a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
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judgement in personam, judgment in personam, personal judgement, personal judgment
a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
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judgement in rem, judgment in rem
a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)
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dismissal, judgement of dismissal, judgment of dismissal
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
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judgement on the merits, judgment on the merits
judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented
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judgement on the pleadings, judgment on the pleadings, summary judgement, summary judgment
a judgment rendered by the court prior to a verdict because no material issue of fact exists and one party or the other is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law
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arbitrament, arbitration, arbitrement
the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment
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opinion, ruling
the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
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finding
the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
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ouster
a wrongful dispossession
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actual eviction
the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent
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retaliatory eviction
an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states
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trial
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
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review
(law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
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entrapment
a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials
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hearing
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
