REFERENCE in United States
Reference Definition
A sending or direction to a person or place. In Contracts. A statement In a writing, wherein it points to another for the ‘ matters therein contained. In Mercantile Law. A direction or request by a party who asks a credit to the person from whom he desires it to some other person named, in order to ascertain the character or mercantile standing of the former. . In Practice. The sending of a pending cause, or some question therein, by the court in which it is pending, to a private person to hear and determine the cause, or some question therein, or to take evidence and report the same, with or without his opinion thereon, to the court. Distinguished from arbitration. The submission of a controversy to a private person by the parties is sometimes called “reference,” but the term “reference” properly applies only to reference by a court in the exercise of its powers as such, whether it be with or without the consent of the parties. The cases in which reference may be made, and the powers and duties of referees, are governed by varying statutes. Generally speaking, any cause may be referred with the consent of the parties, and any cause in which there is no constitutional right to a jury trial may be referred, in the discretion of the court. Whether the referee merely report evidence or determine the cause, his report must be confirmed by the court appointing him, and the court has extensive power of revision on motion to confirm.
Reference in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Reference | Reference in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Reference | Reference in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Reference | Reference in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Reference | Reference in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Reference | Reference in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Reference | Reference in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reference | Reference in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reference | Reference in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reference | Reference in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reference | Reference in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reference | Reference in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reference | Reference in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reference | Reference in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reference | Reference in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reference | Reference in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reference | Reference in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Reference | Reference in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
A sending or direction to a person or place. In Contracts. A statement In a writing, wherein it points to another for the ‘ matters therein contained. In Mercantile Law. A direction or request by a party who asks a credit to the person from whom he desires it to some other person named, in order to ascertain the character or mercantile standing of the former. . In Practice. The sending of a pending cause, or some question therein, by the court in which it is pending, to a private person to hear and determine the cause, or some question therein, or to take evidence and report the same, with or without his opinion thereon, to the court. Distinguished from arbitration. The submission of a controversy to a private person by the parties is sometimes called “reference,” but the term “reference” properly applies only to reference by a court in the exercise of its powers as such, whether it be with or without the consent of the parties. The cases in which reference may be made, and the powers and duties of referees, are governed by varying statutes. Generally speaking, any cause may be referred with the consent of the parties, and any cause in which there is no constitutional right to a jury trial may be referred, in the discretion of the court. Whether the referee merely report evidence or determine the cause, his report must be confirmed by the court appointing him, and the court has extensive power of revision on motion to confirm.
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Reference Materials in LIS Instruction: A Delphi Study, Journal of Education for Library and Information Science; April 1, 2013; Rabina, Debbie
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Reference Manager 9.(bibliographic software)(Brief Article), Science; June 16, 2000; SHMAEFSKY, BRIAN R.
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Reference Librarianship: Notes from the Trenches, Journal of the Medical Library Association; July 1, 2007; Mongelia, Patricia L.
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ROM EXISTING CLIENTS BEFORE HIRING AN ADVISER, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); March 16, 1998; Charles A. Jaffe, Globe Staff
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References Remain Necessity for Job-Seekers despite Tough California Laws., Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; August 19, 2002
Giving references the right way., Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter; November 26, 2002
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