USA Law

Tag: Family Court Matters

  • Stare Decisis

    Stare Decisis in the United States Latin for "let the decision stand." Stare Decisis (Judicial Function) holds that once a principle of law is established for a particular legal situation, courts should adhere to that principle in similar cases in the future. The case in which the […]

  • Appeal

    Appeal in the United States A request to an appellate or superior court to review a final judgment made in a lower court. Appellate jurisdiction is the power conferred upon appeals courts to conduct such a review. It empowers the court to set aside or modify the lower court decision. An […]

  • Mandamus

    Mandamus in the United States An extraordinary writ issued by a court under its equity jurisdiction to require anyone, but most often a public official, to perform a specified official act. Mandamus is an affirmative command calling for an action to occur. When a mandamus is issued against a […]

  • Mandamus

    Mandamus in the United States An extraordinary writ issued by a court under its equity jurisdiction to require anyone, but most often a public official, to perform a specified official act. Mandamus is an affirmative command calling for an action to occur. When a mandamus is issued against a […]

  • Jurisdiction

    Jurisdiction in the United States The power of a court to act, including its authority to hear and decide cases. Jurisdiction defines the boundaries within which a particular court may exercise judicial power. Judicial power is specifically conveyed through the assignment of jurisdiction. The […]

  • Jurisdiction

    Jurisdiction in the United States The power of a court to act, including its authority to hear and decide cases. Jurisdiction defines the boundaries within which a particular court may exercise judicial power. Judicial power is specifically conveyed through the assignment of jurisdiction. The […]

  • Negligence

    Negligence in United States Negligence Definition The breach of a legal noncontractual duty to use care, with no precise intention of producing a particular injury thereby. See Shear. & R. Neg. §3; Beven, Emp. Liab. An inadvertent imperfection by a responsible human agent in the […]

  • Evidence

    Evidence in the United States Material presented as proof at a trial. Evidence provides the basis upon which a fact dispute is resolved. Evidence generally takes the form of witness testimony or physical objects such as documents and records. Parties to a dispute are entitled to submit […]

  • Ordinance

    Ordinance in United States Ordinance Definition In Modern Usage. A law passed by the legislative body of a municipal corporation for the government of such municipality. 117 Ind. 221. In Old Law. The term was applied to laws of other than municipal bodies. The following account of the […]

  • Ordinance

    Ordinance in United States Ordinance Definition In Modern Usage. A law passed by the legislative body of a municipal corporation for the government of such municipality. 117 Ind. 221. In Old Law. The term was applied to laws of other than municipal bodies. The following account of the […]

  • Plea Bargaining

    Plea Bargaining in the United States A process whereby the prosecutor and the accused negotiate through his or her attorney a mutually acceptable settlement in a criminal case. The practice of plea bargaining is extensive in the United States. Approximately ninety percent of all criminal […]

  • Statute

    Statute in the United States Law enacted by the legislative branch of government. Statutes are enacted by legislatures under power authorized and means prescribed by federal and state constitutions. Resolutions adopted by legislative bodies are not considered statutes. Law adopted by […]

  • Statute

    Statute in the United States Law enacted by the legislative branch of government. Statutes are enacted by legislatures under power authorized and means prescribed by federal and state constitutions. Resolutions adopted by legislative bodies are not considered statutes. Law adopted by […]

  • Appellee

    Appellee in United States Appellee Definition In practice. The party in a cause against whom an appeal has been taken. Appellee in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Appellee, Appellee in the World Legal Encyclopedia., Appellee, Appellee in the European Legal Encyclopedia., […]

  • Pleading

    Pleading in United States Pleading Definition In Chancery Practice'. Consists in making the formal written allegations or statements of the respective parties on the record to maintain the suit, or to defeat it, of which, when contested in matters of fact, they propose to offer proofs, […]