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  • 1Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs. Union of India (Supreme Court Case) — Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs Union of India is a Indian public interest litigation case challenging the conclusion of the Mandal Commission that about 52% of the total population of India belonged to Other Backward Classes classification. The National… …

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  • 2case of first impression — see case 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. case of first impression …

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  • 3court reporter — court re porter n someone whose job is to record everything that is said during a court case …

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  • 4Case citation — Various case citations redirect here. If you are looking for the actual text of an opinion, it is usually linked in the external links at the bottom of the article on that case. For Wikipedia s template for case citation, see {{Template:Cite… …

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  • 5court — court1 W1S1 [ko:t US ko:rt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for deciding about a legal case)¦ 2¦(for playing a sport)¦ 3¦(king/queen)¦ 4 hold court 5 pay court to somebody 6¦(area next to a building)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin cohors; …

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  • 6court — ▪ I. court court 1 [kɔːt ǁ kɔːrt] noun 1. the court the people in a court, especially the judge, other officials, and the jury (= ordinary people who decide certain cases). The phrase is often used when talking about what a judge or jury think or …

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  • 7case — case1 W1S1 [keıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(example)¦ 2¦(situation)¦ 3 (just) in case 4 in any case 5 in that case 6¦(reason/argument)¦ 7¦(law/crime)¦ 8¦(box/container)¦ 9 it s a case of something 10¦(disease)¦ …

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  • 8court — court1 [ kɔrt ] noun *** ▸ 1 for cases/trials ▸ 2 area for sport ▸ 3 (place for) king/queen ▸ 4 in name of buildings ▸ 5 courtyard ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount a place where trials take place and legal cases are decided, especially in front… …

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  • 9court — I UK [kɔː(r)t] / US [kɔrt] noun Word forms court : singular court plural courts *** 1) [countable/uncountable] legal a place where trials take place and legal cases are decided, especially in front of a judge and a jury or a magistrate. in court …

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  • 10Court of public opinion — Trying cases in the court of public opinion refers to using the news media to influence public support for one side or the other in a court case. This can result in persons outside the justice system (i.e. people other than the judge or jury)… …

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