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• trial — tri·al n [Anglo French, from trier to try]: a judicial examination of issues of fact or law disputed by parties for the purpose of determining the rights of the parties compare hearing, inquest at trial: in or during the course of a trial Merriam …   Law dictionary

• suit — n [Anglo French siute suite suit request to initiate legal proceedings, literally, pursuit, from siute, feminine past participle of suire to follow, from Old French sivre see sue]: a proceeding to enforce a right or claim; specif: an action… …   Law dictionary

• civil — civ‧il [ˈsɪvl] adjective [only before a noun] LAW relating to legal cases concerning private problems or disagreements rather than crimes: • He brought a civil suit against the company. • a senior lawyer who supervises all criminal and civil… …   Financial and business terms

• Trial (law) — In law, a trial is an event in which parties come together to a dispute present information (in the form of evidence) in a formal setting, usually a court, before a judge, jury, or other designated finder of fact, in order to achieve a resolution …   Wikipedia

• Civil discovery under United States federal law — is wide ranging and can involve any material which is relevant to the case except information which is privileged, information which is the work product of the opposing party, or certain kinds of expert opinions. (Criminal discovery rules may… …   Wikipedia

• Trial by combat — 1540s depiction of a 1409 judicial combat in Augsburg (Paulus Hector Mair, Munich cod. icon. 393) Trial by combat (also wager of battle, trial by battle or judicial duel) was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of… …   Wikipedia

• Criminal Procedure Act 1853 — The Criminal Procedure Act 1853[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act . . . for preventing Delay and Expense in the Administration of cer …   Wikipedia

• Civil recognition of Jewish divorce — Main article: Get (divorce document) Conflict of laws …   Wikipedia

• LaRouche criminal trials — The LaRouche criminal trials in the mid 1980s stemmed from federal and state investigations into the activities of American political activist Lyndon LaRouche and members of his movement. They were charged with conspiring to commit fraud and… …   Wikipedia

• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) are rules governing civil procedure in United States district (federal) courts, that is, court procedures for civil suits. The FRCP are promulgated by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to the… …   Wikipedia

• American Civil Liberties Union — Fo …   Wikipedia