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  • 81Justiciability — concerns the limits upon legal issues over which a court can exercise its judicial authority.[1] It includes, but is not limited to, the legal concept of standing, which is used to determine if the party bringing the suit is a party appropriate… …

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  • 82standing — stand·ing 1 adj: continuing in existence, use, or effect indefinitely a standing order standing 2 n 1: the status of being qualified to assert or enforce legal rights or duties in a judicial forum because one has a sufficient and protectable… …

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  • 83Declaratory ruling — A declaratory judgment is a judgment of a court in a civil case which declares the rights, duties, or obligations of each party in a dispute. It is commonly called a declaratory ruling, a term which also includes decisions of regulatory agencies …

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  • 84Aboriginal title in the Marshall Court — Chief Justice John Marshall composed several early and influential opinions on …

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  • 85Sunscreen — (also known as sunblock or suntan lotion [ Nassau County Health Department [http://www.jacksonville.com/tu online/stories/061408/nen 290072672.shtml Jacksonville online] ] ) is a lotion, spray or other topical product that absorbs or reflects the …

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  • 86opinion — opin·ion /ə pin yən/ n 1 a: a belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge b: a formal expression of a judgment or appraisal by an expert see also opinion testimony at testimony compare …

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  • 87moot — A subject for argument; unsettled; undecided. A moot point is one not settled by judicial decisions @ moot case A case is moot when a determination is sought on a matter which, when rendered, cannot have any practical effect on the existing… …

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  • 88moot — A subject for argument; unsettled; undecided. A moot point is one not settled by judicial decisions @ moot case A case is moot when a determination is sought on a matter which, when rendered, cannot have any practical effect on the existing… …

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  • 89Chicago Police Department — Abbreviation CPD Shoulder sleeve patch for patrolmen and detectives …

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  • 90ripeness doctrine — n: a doctrine prohibiting federal courts from exercising jurisdiction over a case until an actual controversy is presented involving a threat of injury that is real and immediate Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996.… …

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