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• court rules — n. A regulation, often having the force of law, governing the procedures of a court and how various matters pending before court are handled and processed. Also called local rules and rules of the court. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan… …   Law dictionary

• 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

• 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

• pending — [[t]pe̱ndɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ If something such as a legal procedure is pending, it is waiting to be dealt with or settled. [FORMAL] The cause of death was listed as pending... In 1989, the court had 600 pending cases... She had a libel action against… …   English dictionary

• pending — pend|ing1 [ pendıŋ ] adjective 1. ) waiting to be dealt with, settled, or completed: The offer to buy is still pending. the pending case/agreement/charges pending in/before: A similar law is pending before (=being considered by) the Senate. 2. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pending — I UK [ˈpendɪŋ] / US adjective 1) waiting to be dealt with, settled, or completed The offer to buy is still pending. the pending case/agreement/charges 2) likely to happen soon the pending economic union of the two countries II UK [ˈpendɪŋ] / US… …   English dictionary

• Court of Disputed Returns — The Court of Disputed Returns is a court, or a tribunal, or some other body that determines disputes about elections in some common law countries. Sometimes the court may be known by another name, such as the Court of Disputed Elections. In… …   Wikipedia

• pending — Begun, but not yet completed; during; before the conclusion of; prior to the completion of; unsettled; undetermined; in process of settlement or adjustment. Awaiting an occurrence or conclusion of action, period of continuance or indeterminacy.… …   Black's law dictionary

• court of bankruptcy — A court having jurisdiction of proceedings in bankruptcy, which, in the terms of the Bankruptcy Act, is a United States District Court and a District Court of the territories and possessions to which the Act is or may hereafter be applicable. 9… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• pending action — An action which has been commenced and has not been terminated by a final judgment or order. Under statutes providing for removal of causes, it may be said in general that whatever the form of proceeding to bring the defendant into court, the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary