(judicial) order
111quashing order — Previously known as certiorari. A judicial review remedy that quashes the decision in question. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …
112gag order — noun Date: 1952 a judicial ruling barring public disclosure or discussion (as by the press) of information related to a case; broadly a similar nonjudicial prohibition against the release of confidential information or against public discussion… …
113President Clinton's judicial appointments controversy — During President Bill Clinton s second term of office, he nominated twenty two people for nineteen different federal appellate judgeships but the nominees were not processed by the Republican controlled Senate Judiciary Committee. Three of the… …
114procedural 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 …
115Mexico — /mek si koh /, n. 1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City. 2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca. 3. Gulf of, Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl …
116Syed Sajjad Ali Shah — Infobox Officeholder name = Syed Sajjad Ali Shah caption = nationality = Pakistani order = 13th Chief Justice of Pakistan term start = June 05,1994 term end = December 02,1997 predecessor = Nasim Hasan Shah successor = Ajmal Mian birth date =… …
117mandate — man·date 1 / man ˌdāt/ n [Latin mandatum, from neuter of mandatus, past participle of mandare to entrust, enjoin, probably irregularly from manus hand + dere to put] 1 a: a formal communication from a reviewing court notifying the court below of… …
118stay — 1 vt stayed, stay·ing: to temporarily suspend or prevent by judicial or executive order may not grant an injunction to stay proceedings in a state court U.S. Code stay 2 n: a temporary suspension or injunction of an action or process by a usu.… …
119Same-sex marriage in New York — Legal recognition of same sex relationships Marriage Argentina Belgium Canada Iceland Netherlands Norway Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden …
120writ — / rit/ n [Old English, something written] 1: a letter that was issued in the name of the English monarch from Anglo Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2: an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the… …
