|
 |
||
 |
| This dictionary contains: 8526 juridical terms |
 |
Final decree
|
|
Final decreeA decree which finally decides and disposes of the merits of the whole cause, and reserves no further question or direction for the future judgment of the court, so that it will not be necessary to bring the cause again before the court for decision. Beebe v. Russell, 19 How. 285 (1856); 13 Pet. 15 (1839).
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Decree
1) Legislation. In some countries as in France, some acts of the legislature, or of the sovereign, which have the force of law, are called decrees. 2) Practice. The judgment or sentence of a court of equity.
Merits
This word is used principally in matters of defence.
Cause
1) Civil law. It signifies the delivery of the thing, or the accomplishment of the act which is the object of a convention. 2) It is the consideration or motive for making a contract. 3) Pleading. The reason; the motive. 4) Practice. A contested question before a court of justice; it is a Suit or action.
Question
1) Punishment, crm. law. A means sometimes employed, in some countries, by means of torture, to compel supposed great criminals to disclose their accomplices, or to acknowledge their crimes. 2) Evidence. An interrogation put to a witness, requesting him to declare the truth of certain facts as far as he knows them. 3) Practice. A point on which the parties are not agreed, and which is submitted to the decision of a judge and jury.
Direction
1) The order and government of an institution; the persons who compose the board of directors are jointly called the direction. 2) Practice. That part of a bill in chancery which contains the address of the bill to the court.
Judgment
Practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.
Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.
Will
A will is a legal document in which a person directs how his property is to be distributed after his death. Such documents must be executed in due form and must be duly witnessed.
Decision
Practice. A judgment given by a competent tribunal. The French lawyers call the opinions which they give on questions propounded to them, decisions.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Final
That which puts an end to anything.
Final judgment
Relitigation of a matter as the result of a judge's decision. it does not become final for purposes of appeal until the expiration of a certain amount of time.
Finances
By this word is understood the revenue, or public resources or money of the state.
Financier
A person employed in the economical management and application of public money or finances; one who is employed in the management of money.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Filum
The middle; the thread of anything; as filum aqua.
Filum aquae
The thread or middle of a water course.
Filum viae
The thread or middle of the road.
Fin de non recevoir
French law. An exception or plea founded on law, which, without entering into the merits of the action, shows that the plaintiff has no right to bring it, either because the time during which it ought to have been brought has elapsed, which is called prescription, or that there has been a compromise, accord and satisfaction, or any other cause which has destroyed the right of action which once subsisted.
Final
That which puts an end to anything.
Final decree
Final judgment
Relitigation of a matter as the result of a judge's decision. it does not become final for purposes of appeal until the expiration of a certain amount of time.
Finances
By this word is understood the revenue, or public resources or money of the state.
Financier
A person employed in the economical management and application of public money or finances; one who is employed in the management of money.
Finder's fee
An agent's (as opposed to agency) fee for finding employment or a contract for a writer. The fee is usually 10-15% of the total billed to the employer and is paid either by the employer or the writer.
Finding
Practice. That which has been ascertained; as, the ruding of the jury is conclusive as to matters of fact when confirmed: by a judgment of the court.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Decree
1) Legislation. In some countries as in France, some acts of the legislature, or of the sovereign, which have the force of law, are called decrees. 2) Practice. The judgment or sentence of a court of equity.
Merits
This word is used principally in matters of defence.
Cause
1) Civil law. It signifies the delivery of the thing, or the accomplishment of the act which is the object of a convention. 2) It is the consideration or motive for making a contract. 3) Pleading. The reason; the motive. 4) Practice. A contested question before a court of justice; it is a Suit or action.
Question
1) Punishment, crm. law. A means sometimes employed, in some countries, by means of torture, to compel supposed great criminals to disclose their accomplices, or to acknowledge their crimes. 2) Evidence. An interrogation put to a witness, requesting him to declare the truth of certain facts as far as he knows them. 3) Practice. A point on which the parties are not agreed, and which is submitted to the decision of a judge and jury.
Direction
1) The order and government of an institution; the persons who compose the board of directors are jointly called the direction. 2) Practice. That part of a bill in chancery which contains the address of the bill to the court.
Judgment
Practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.
Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.
Will
A will is a legal document in which a person directs how his property is to be distributed after his death. Such documents must be executed in due form and must be duly witnessed.
Decision
Practice. A judgment given by a competent tribunal. The French lawyers call the opinions which they give on questions propounded to them, decisions.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Final
That which puts an end to anything.
Final judgment
Relitigation of a matter as the result of a judge's decision. it does not become final for purposes of appeal until the expiration of a certain amount of time.
Finances
By this word is understood the revenue, or public resources or money of the state.
Financier
A person employed in the economical management and application of public money or finances; one who is employed in the management of money.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Filum
The middle; the thread of anything; as filum aqua.
Filum aquae
The thread or middle of a water course.
Filum viae
The thread or middle of the road.
Fin de non recevoir
French law. An exception or plea founded on law, which, without entering into the merits of the action, shows that the plaintiff has no right to bring it, either because the time during which it ought to have been brought has elapsed, which is called prescription, or that there has been a compromise, accord and satisfaction, or any other cause which has destroyed the right of action which once subsisted.
Final
That which puts an end to anything.
Final decree
Final judgment
Relitigation of a matter as the result of a judge's decision. it does not become final for purposes of appeal until the expiration of a certain amount of time.
Finances
By this word is understood the revenue, or public resources or money of the state.
Financier
A person employed in the economical management and application of public money or finances; one who is employed in the management of money.
Finder's fee
An agent's (as opposed to agency) fee for finding employment or a contract for a writer. The fee is usually 10-15% of the total billed to the employer and is paid either by the employer or the writer.
Finding
Practice. That which has been ascertained; as, the ruding of the jury is conclusive as to matters of fact when confirmed: by a judgment of the court.
We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Final decree. If you have a better definition for Final decree than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Final decree may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Final decree and any other medical topic for the public at large.
This dictionary contains 8526 terms.
|
|