decision on the merits
1decision on the merits — An ultimate determination rendered by a court in an action that concludes the status of legal rights contested in a controversy and precludes a later lawsuit on the same cause of action by the parties to the original lawsuit. Dictionary from West …
2final decision on the merits — A determination of the merits of a cause which will, in due time, by operation of law, lead to a final judgment in the cause. Fisher v Sun Underwriters Ins. Co. 55 RI 175, 179 A 702, 103 ALR 1097 …
3judgement on the merits — noun judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented • Syn: ↑judgment on the merits • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑judgment, ↑judgement, ↑ …
4judgment on the merits — noun judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented • Syn: ↑judgement on the merits • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑judgment, ↑judgement, ↑ …
5on the merits — adv. Based on the facts of a case and the rights of the parties involved. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. on the merits Referring to a ju …
6Abraham Lincoln: The Dred Scott Decision and the Declaration of Independence — ▪ Primary Source The Dred Scott decision of March 1857 dealt a severe blow to Republican efforts to prevent the expansion of slavery. As the leading Republican in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln felt bound to oppose Democrats who upheld… …
7decision — de·ci·sion /di si zhən/ n: an authoritative determination (as a decree or judgment) made after consideration of facts or law; also: a report or document containing such a determination see also memorandum decision compare disposition, finding …
8On the merits — refers to a legal decision based on the facts in evidence and the law pertaining to those facts, because the judge considers technical and procedural defenses to be overcome or irrelevant. This is related somewhat to equity, a group of rights and …
9The Seal of Confession — The Law of the Seal of Confession † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …
10The Blue Eagle At Work — The Blue Eagle At Work: Reclaiming Democratic Rights in the American Workplace is a legal treatise written by Charles J. Morris which analyzes collective bargaining under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the federal statute governing most …
