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  • 11case or controversy — AD actual controversy over an issue, not merely a desire for an abstract declaration of the law. Re Summers, 325 US 561, 89 L Ed 1795, 65 S Ct 1307. A case was defined by Chief Justice Marshall to be a suit instituted according to the regular… …

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  • 12Actual Grace — • A grace that is given for the performance of salutary acts and is present and disappears with the action itself Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Actual Grace     Actual Grace …

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  • 13case or controversy — A term used in Article III, Section 2, of the Constitution to describe the structure by which actual, conflicting claims of individuals must be brought before a federal court for resolution if the court is to exercise its jurisdiction to consider …

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  • 14Case Western Reserve University — Motto Thinking Beyond the Possible Established WRU: 1826 CIT: 1880 CWRU: 1967 Type …

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  • 15actual — ac·tu·al adj: existing in fact or reality compare constructive ac·tual·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 16Controversy over national identity in Moldova — A controversy exists over the national identity and name of the native language of the main ethnicity of the Republic of Moldova. The controversy The indigenous majority, is defined as “Moldovan” by article 12 of the Constitution [… …

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  • 17Controversy and criticism of The X Factor — The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. It is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions and has been franchised in many countries. Since it was first broadcast in 2004, The X Factor has… …

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  • 18Controversy and criticism of Big Brother (UK) — Since its beginning in 2000, the concept and implementation of UK edition of the reality game show Big Brother has regularly been the subject of controversy and criticism among the British public and news media. There have been various… …

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  • 19test case — A case involving an actual controversy but brought for the purpose of determining the law upon the point presented. 1 Am J2d Actions § 56. A test case is not necessarily a moot case, and where a case is one of fact or right, there is no principle …

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  • 20moot case — n. A case that seeks a decision on some issue that has no actual controversy or no practical application because the issue has already been resolved. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… …

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