court (of law)
81court, out of — n. Occurring before a case reaches trial or outside the courtroom; usually used to describe a settlement. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
82court stacking — n. The practice by the president of appointing to federal benches only judges who espouse a particular ideological viewpoint, in order to increase the likelihood that courts will rule in that direction. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx… …
83court district — >> district. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
84court reports — >> advance sheets, reports, slip opinion. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
85court of original jurisdiction — A court where a matter is initiated and heard in the first instance; a trial court. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …
86court of justice — index bar (court), bench, forum (court), judicatory, tribunal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
87law in books — Legal rules found in texts. This term is most often used in a derogatory way to refer to old rules that no longer reflect the way the law actually works. Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill …
88court-appointed attorney — Attorney appointed by the court to represent a defendant, usually with respect to criminal charges and without the defendant having to pay for the representation. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …
89court of appellate jurisdiction — index appellate court Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
90court of review — index appellate court Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
