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American law reports
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American law reportsA publication which reports cases from all United States jurisdictions by subject matter.
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Publication
The act by which a thing is made public.
Reports
Law books, containing a statement of the facts and law of each case which has been decided by the courts; they are generally the most certain proof of the judicial decisions of the courts, and contain the most satisfactory evidence, and the most authoritative and precise application of the rules of the common law.
Cases
General term for an action, cause, suit, or controversy, at law or in equity; questions contested before a court of justice.
States
By this name are understood in some countries, the assembly of the different orders of the people to regulate the affairs of the commonwealth, as, the states general.
Subject
1) Contracts. The thing which is the object of an agreement. This term is used in the laws of Scotland. 2) Persons, government. An individual member of a nation, who is subject to the laws; this term is used in contradistiction to citizen, which is applied to the same individual when considering his political rights.
Matter
Some substantial or essential thing, opposed to form; facts.
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Amerasian
(Vietnam) Immigrant visas are issued to Amerasians under Public Law, which provides for the admission of aliens born in Vietnam after January 1, 1962, and before January 1, 1976, if the alien was fathered by a U.S. citizen. Spouses, children, and parents or guardians may accompany the alien.
Amerasian act
Public Law provides for the immigration to the United States of certain Amerasian children. In order to qualify for benefits under this law, an alien must have been born in Cambodia, Korea, Laos, Thailand, or Vietnam after December 31, 1950, and before October 22, 1982, and have been fathered by a U.S. citizen.
American bar association
A national association of lawyers whose primary purpose is improvement of lawyers and the administration of justice.
American conflicts revolution
A period of considerable original legal thought beginning about 1930, when the theory of U.S. private international law changed dramatically, affecting legal theory both within and outside of the United States.
American rule
The general rule of American practice which precludes inclusion of attorney's fees in court costs. The American Rule dates back to the American Revolution, when, in the name of basic freedom, the revolutionaries reacted against the British practice of including generous barrister's and solicitor's fees in court costs.
Ameriquest lawsuit
A lawsuit related to Ameriquest.
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Amend
To change, to revise, usually to the wording of a written document such as legislation.
Amerasian
(Vietnam) Immigrant visas are issued to Amerasians under Public Law, which provides for the admission of aliens born in Vietnam after January 1, 1962, and before January 1, 1976, if the alien was fathered by a U.S. citizen. Spouses, children, and parents or guardians may accompany the alien.
Amerasian act
Public Law provides for the immigration to the United States of certain Amerasian children. In order to qualify for benefits under this law, an alien must have been born in Cambodia, Korea, Laos, Thailand, or Vietnam after December 31, 1950, and before October 22, 1982, and have been fathered by a U.S. citizen.
American bar association
A national association of lawyers whose primary purpose is improvement of lawyers and the administration of justice.
American conflicts revolution
A period of considerable original legal thought beginning about 1930, when the theory of U.S. private international law changed dramatically, affecting legal theory both within and outside of the United States.
American law reports
American rule
The general rule of American practice which precludes inclusion of attorney's fees in court costs. The American Rule dates back to the American Revolution, when, in the name of basic freedom, the revolutionaries reacted against the British practice of including generous barrister's and solicitor's fees in court costs.
Amiables compositeurs
Clauses in arbitration agreements allowing the arbitrators to act as "amiables compositeurs" permit the arbitrators to decide the dispute according to the legal principles they believe to be just, without being limited to any particular national law. The resulting arbitral awards are frequently based on equity or on the lex mercatoria, the arbitrators being authorized, as "amiables compositeurs", to disregard legal technicalities and strict constructions which they would be required to apply in their decisions if the arbitration agreement contained no "amiable compositeur" clause.
Amicus curiae
(United Kingdom) A friend of the court.
Amicus curić
A friend of the court. Imports friendly intervention of counsel to remind the court of some matter of law which has escaped its notice and in regard to which it appears to be in danger of going wrong. It is not his function to take upon himself the management of a cause.
Ancient house
A house which has stood for twenty years.
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Publication
The act by which a thing is made public.
Reports
Law books, containing a statement of the facts and law of each case which has been decided by the courts; they are generally the most certain proof of the judicial decisions of the courts, and contain the most satisfactory evidence, and the most authoritative and precise application of the rules of the common law.
Cases
General term for an action, cause, suit, or controversy, at law or in equity; questions contested before a court of justice.
States
By this name are understood in some countries, the assembly of the different orders of the people to regulate the affairs of the commonwealth, as, the states general.
Subject
1) Contracts. The thing which is the object of an agreement. This term is used in the laws of Scotland. 2) Persons, government. An individual member of a nation, who is subject to the laws; this term is used in contradistiction to citizen, which is applied to the same individual when considering his political rights.
Matter
Some substantial or essential thing, opposed to form; facts.
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Amerasian
(Vietnam) Immigrant visas are issued to Amerasians under Public Law, which provides for the admission of aliens born in Vietnam after January 1, 1962, and before January 1, 1976, if the alien was fathered by a U.S. citizen. Spouses, children, and parents or guardians may accompany the alien.
Amerasian act
Public Law provides for the immigration to the United States of certain Amerasian children. In order to qualify for benefits under this law, an alien must have been born in Cambodia, Korea, Laos, Thailand, or Vietnam after December 31, 1950, and before October 22, 1982, and have been fathered by a U.S. citizen.
American bar association
A national association of lawyers whose primary purpose is improvement of lawyers and the administration of justice.
American conflicts revolution
A period of considerable original legal thought beginning about 1930, when the theory of U.S. private international law changed dramatically, affecting legal theory both within and outside of the United States.
American rule
The general rule of American practice which precludes inclusion of attorney's fees in court costs. The American Rule dates back to the American Revolution, when, in the name of basic freedom, the revolutionaries reacted against the British practice of including generous barrister's and solicitor's fees in court costs.
Ameriquest lawsuit
A lawsuit related to Ameriquest.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Amend
To change, to revise, usually to the wording of a written document such as legislation.
Amerasian
(Vietnam) Immigrant visas are issued to Amerasians under Public Law, which provides for the admission of aliens born in Vietnam after January 1, 1962, and before January 1, 1976, if the alien was fathered by a U.S. citizen. Spouses, children, and parents or guardians may accompany the alien.
Amerasian act
Public Law provides for the immigration to the United States of certain Amerasian children. In order to qualify for benefits under this law, an alien must have been born in Cambodia, Korea, Laos, Thailand, or Vietnam after December 31, 1950, and before October 22, 1982, and have been fathered by a U.S. citizen.
American bar association
A national association of lawyers whose primary purpose is improvement of lawyers and the administration of justice.
American conflicts revolution
A period of considerable original legal thought beginning about 1930, when the theory of U.S. private international law changed dramatically, affecting legal theory both within and outside of the United States.
American law reports
American rule
The general rule of American practice which precludes inclusion of attorney's fees in court costs. The American Rule dates back to the American Revolution, when, in the name of basic freedom, the revolutionaries reacted against the British practice of including generous barrister's and solicitor's fees in court costs.
Amiables compositeurs
Clauses in arbitration agreements allowing the arbitrators to act as "amiables compositeurs" permit the arbitrators to decide the dispute according to the legal principles they believe to be just, without being limited to any particular national law. The resulting arbitral awards are frequently based on equity or on the lex mercatoria, the arbitrators being authorized, as "amiables compositeurs", to disregard legal technicalities and strict constructions which they would be required to apply in their decisions if the arbitration agreement contained no "amiable compositeur" clause.
Amicus curiae
(United Kingdom) A friend of the court.
Amicus curić
A friend of the court. Imports friendly intervention of counsel to remind the court of some matter of law which has escaped its notice and in regard to which it appears to be in danger of going wrong. It is not his function to take upon himself the management of a cause.
Ancient house
A house which has stood for twenty years.
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