litigation (noun)
81vulnerability — noun 1. the state of being vulnerable or exposed (Freq. 3) his vulnerability to litigation his exposure to ridicule • Syn: ↑exposure • Derivationally related forms: ↑expose (for: ↑ …
82feigned issue — noun : an issue framed often by an equity court or by arrangement of the parties in order to try before a jury a question of fact which the court either has not the power to try or is unwilling to try : an issue of fact that does not actually… …
83guardian ad litem — noun : a guardian appointed by a court to represent in a particular lawsuit the interests of a party who is minor or an incompetent person or of a person unborn or unascertained who may become interested in property involved in the litigation * * …
84memorandum decision — noun or memorandum opinion 1. : a brief opinion of a court or a judge announcing the result of litigation without an extended discussion of the principles involved by sometimes with the citation of precedents compare per curiam decision 2. : an… …
85voluntary jurisdiction — noun 1. : jurisdiction in cases not admitting of contentious litigation 2. : jurisdiction acquired over a person only by virtue of his consent as opposed to compulsory jurisdiction that may be exercised against his will …
86alternative dispute resolution — n: a forum or means for resolving disputes (as arbitration or private judging) that exists outside the state or federal judicial system Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. alternative dispute resolution …
87party — par·ty n pl parties 1 a: one (as a person, group, or entity) constituting alone or with others one of the sides of a proceeding, transaction, or agreement the parties to a contract a person who signed the instrument as a party to the instrument… …
88Glossary of patent legal concepts — Patent law (patents for inventions) …
89estoppel — es·top·pel /e stä pəl/ n [probably from Middle French estoupail plug, stopper, from estouper to stop up see estop] 1: a bar to the use of contradictory words or acts in asserting a claim or right against another; esp: equitable estoppel in this… …
90Escalator — For the album by Sam Gopal, see Escalator (album). Escalators in a Copenhagen Metro station, Denmark, 2007 Escalator in action, 2011 An e …
