proceeding pending before a court

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• court — / kōrt/ n [Old French, enclosed space, royal entourage, court of justice, from Latin cohort cohors farmyard, armed force, retinue] 1 a: an official assembly for the administration of justice: a unit of the judicial branch of government the… …   Law dictionary

• proceeding — pro·ceed·ing n 1: a particular step or series of steps in the enforcement, adjudication, or administration of rights, remedies, laws, or regulations: as a: an action, hearing, trial, or application before the court collateral proceeding: a… …   Law dictionary

• proceeding — In a general sense, the form and manner of conducting juridical business before a court or judicial officer. Regular and orderly progress in form of law, including all possible steps in an action from its commencement to the execution of judgment …   Black's law dictionary

• court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. 1. Law. a. a place where justice is administered. b. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. c. a session of a judicial assembly. 2. an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely… …   Universalium

• Court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. Margaret Smith, born 1942, Australian tennis player. * * * I In architecture, an outdoor room surrounded by buildings or walls. Courts have existed in all civilizations from the earliest recorded times. The small garden court… …   Universalium

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• Interference proceeding — An interference proceeding, also known as priority contest, is an inter partes proceeding to determine the priority issues of multiple patent applications. It is a unique patent law concept of the United States. Unlike most other countries that… …   Wikipedia

• examiner — ex·am·in·er n: a person who examines: as a: a court officer empowered to administer an oath and take testimony b: a person whose work is to inspect usu. a specified thing or situation a bank examiner Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …   Law dictionary

• Opposition procedure before the European Patent Office — The opposition procedure before the European Patent Office (EPO) is a post grant, contentious, inter partes, administrative [1] procedure intended to allow any European patent to be centrally opposed. European patents granted by the EPO under the …   Wikipedia

• payment into court — In litigation, the defendant may make an offer that he feels the plaintiff ought to accept. There is a procedure whereby this is paid into court . If the plaintiff thereafter continues the proceedings, but obtains less damages than the amount… …   Law dictionary

• indirect contempt — An act committed elsewhere than in the presence of the court or judge, which tends to obstruct the administration of justice, or to bring the court, or judge, or the administration of justice into disrespect. Re Dill, 32 Kan 668, 5 P 39; Osborne… …   Ballentine's law dictionary