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• Adversarial system — The adversarial system (or adversary system) of law is the system of law, generally adopted in common law countries, that relies on the skill of each advocate representing his or her party s positions and involves an impartial person, usually a… …   Wikipedia

• adversarial system — noun A system of law in which advocates represent the prosecution and the defence and an impartial person (judge) or people (jury) determine the truth of the matter …   Wiktionary

• Adversarial review — is the process by which some law, hypothesis, or proposal is reviewed by its author s adversaries.This is most often applied to the scientific community, where outright criticism is traded among scientists.It is also often applied to legal… …   Wikipedia

• adversarial — UK US /ˌædvəˈseəriəl/ adjective ► an adversarial activity, process, etc. involves arguments or disagreements between two or more people or organizations: »The culture of litigation which is so prevalent means we are living in a much more… …   Financial and business terms

• The Book of the Short Sun — is a trilogy by Gene Wolfe, comprising On Blue s Waters (1999), In Green s Jungles (2000), and Return to the Whorl (2001). It is the sequel to Wolfe s tetralogy The Book of the Long Sun, and has connections to The Book of the New Sun.… …   Wikipedia

• Adversarial process — An adversarial process is one that supports conflicting one sided positions held by individuals, groups or entire societies, as inputs into the conflict resolution situation, typically with rewards for prevailing in the outcome. Often in the form …   Wikipedia

• adversarial — ad|ver|sa|ri|al [ˌædvə:ˈseəriəl US vərˈser ] adj an adversarial system, especially in politics and the law, is one in which two sides oppose and attack each other ▪ the adversarial nature of two party politics …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• adversarial — adjective an adversarial system, especially in politics and the law, is one in which two sides oppose and attack each other: the adversarial nature of two party politics …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Court system of the People's Republic of China — The Chinese court system is based on civil law, modeled after the legal systems of Germany and France. Contents 1 System 2 History of court structure and process 3 See also 4 …   Wikipedia

• Inquisitorial system — Not to be confused with Inquisition, a system of Catholic religious courts. An inquisitorial system is a legal system where the court or a part of the court is actively involved in investigating the facts of the case, as opposed to an adversarial …   Wikipedia

• Criminal law of the United States — Contents 1 Sources of law 1.1 Common law 1.2 Statutes 1.3 Model Penal Code 2 Theories of punis …   Wikipedia