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• rule — 1 n 1 a: a prescribed guide for conduct or action b: a regulating principle or precept 2 a: an order or directive issued by a court in a particular proceeding esp. upon petition of a party to the proceeding that commands an officer or party to… …   Law dictionary

• Lawsuit — Litigators redirects here. For John Grisham s 25th novel, see The Litigators. Civil action redirects here. For the film of the same name, see A Civil Action. Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil …   Wikipedia

• lawsuit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Legal action Nouns 1. lawsuit, suit, action, cause, litigation, proceedings, dispute; hearing, trial; verdict, judgment, award; recovery, damages. See legality. 2. (legal actions) citation, arraignment,… …   English dictionary for students

• hearsay rule — n: a rule barring the admission of hearsay as evidence ◇ The hearsay rule is stated in Rule 802 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Hearsay is inadmissible as evidence because of the unavailability of cross examination to test the accuracy of the… …   Law dictionary

• tender back rule — A legal principle requiring a party who seeks to invalidate a contract to return whatever that party received under the contract s terms. For example, a former employee who receives a severance package in exchange for agreeing not to sue a former …   Law dictionary

• Collusive lawsuit — A collusive lawsuit (sometimes referred to as a collusive action) is a lawsuit in which the parties to the suit have no actual quarrel with one another, but one sues the other to achieve some result desired by both. Contents 1 Examples 1.1… …   Wikipedia

• Ferko lawsuit — The Ferko lawsuit is a common nickname for an American lawsuit that was challenged between plaintiff Francis Ferko, a shareholder of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. s Texas Motor Speedway, and defendants NASCAR and International Speedway Corporation… …   Wikipedia

• Good Samaritan rule — The doctrine that protects a volunteer who comes to the aid of an injured or ill stranger from being sued for contributory negligence, as long as the volunteer aid giver (the Good Samaritan) acted with reasonable care. Category: Accidents &… …   Law dictionary

• Master-Servant Rule — A legal guideline stating that employers are responsible for the actions of their employees in many circumstances. If an employee acts negligently even if the employer was not aware that the employee was doing so the employer could face fines or… …   Investment dictionary

• procedural law — Law that prescribes the procedures and methods for enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress (e.g., in a suit). It is distinguished from substantive law (i.e., law that creates, defines, or regulates rights and duties). Procedural law …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium