in a judicial proceeding
91Sacco and Vanzetti — This article is about the individuals Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. For 1971 film, see Sacco e Vanzetti. For 2004 docu drama, see The Diary of Sacco and Vanzetti. For 2006 documentary film, see Sacco and Vanzetti (film). Bartolomeo… …
92Stump v. Sparkman — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Stump v. Sparkman ArgueDate=January 10 ArgueYear=1978 DecideDate=March 28 DecideYear=1978 FullName=Harold D. Stump, et al. v. Linda Kay Sparkman and Leo Sparkman USVol=435 USPage=349 Citation=98 S. Ct. 1099; 55 L. Ed. 2d 331; …
93Tweed law — A New York State Law that allows its Attorney General to pursue the recoupment of public funds misused by government officials without the request from a local official.Full text of NY Executive Law 63 c: § 63 c. Action by the people for illegal… …
94United States trust law — Introduction Most law regulating the creation and administration of trusts in the United States is now statutory at the state level. In August 2004, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws created the first attempt to… …
95collateral — col·lat·er·al 1 /kə la tə rəl, la trəl/ adj 1 a: accompanying as a secondary fact, activity, or agency but subordinate to a main consideration b: not directly relevant or material a collateral evidentiary matter a collateral issue 2: belonging to …
96contest — con·test 1 /kən test/ vt: to dispute or challenge through legal procedures contest a will con·test 2 / kän ˌtest/ n: a challenge brought through formal or legal procedures boundary controversies or other contest s between states Felix… …
97procedure — The mode of proceeding by which a legal right is enforced, as distinguished from the substantive law which gives or defines the right, and which, by means of the proceeding, the court is to administer; the machinery, as distinguished from its… …
98Mortgage — A mortgage is the pledging of a property to a lender as a security for a mortgage loan. While a mortgage in itself is not a debt, it is evidence of a debt. It is a transfer of an interest in land, from the owner to the mortgage lender, on the… …
99eminent domain — Law. the power of the state to take private property for public use with payment of compensation to the owner. [1730 40] * * * Government power to take private property for public use without the owner s consent. Constitutional provisions in most …
100process — A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; method, mode or operation, whereby a result or effect is produced; normal or actual course of procedure; regular proceeding, as, the process of… …
