plea of res judicata
1Peremptory plea — In the common law, the peremptory pleas (pleas in bar), are pleas that set out special reasons for which a trial cannot go ahead. They are the plea of autrefois convict, the plea of autrefois acquit, and the plea of pardon.A plea of autrefois… …
2estoppel — /AstopAl/ Estoppel means that party is prevented by his own acts from claiming a right to detriment of other party who was entitled to rely on such conduct and has acted accordingly. Graham v. Asbury, 112 Ariz. 184, 540 P.2d 656, 658. A principle …
3estoppel — /AstopAl/ Estoppel means that party is prevented by his own acts from claiming a right to detriment of other party who was entitled to rely on such conduct and has acted accordingly. Graham v. Asbury, 112 Ariz. 184, 540 P.2d 656, 658. A principle …
4identity of offenses — A matter of prior jeopardy, the common law rule and the constitutional provisions against second jeopardy applying only to a second prosecution for the same act and crime, both in law and in fact, on which the first prosecution was based; the… …
5procedural 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 …
6United States v. Oppenheimer — SCOTUSCase |Litigants=United States v. Oppenheimer ArgueDate=October 19 ArgueYear=1916 DecideDate=December 4 DecideYear=1916 FullName=United States v. Oppenheimer, et al. USVol=242 USPage=85 Citation=242 U.S. 85; 37 S. Ct. 68; 61 L. Ed. 161; 1916 …
7Double jeopardy — For other uses, see Double jeopardy (disambiguation). Criminal procedure …
8List of law topics (N-R) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… …
9judgment — judg·ment also judge·ment / jəj mənt/ n 1 a: a formal decision or determination on a matter or case by a court; esp: final judgment in this entry compare dictum, disposition …
10bar — The court, in its strictest sense, sitting in full term. The presence, actual or constructive, of the court. Thus a trial at bar is one had before the full court, distinguished from a trial had before a single judge at nisi prius. So the case at… …
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