setting aside of a judgment
1setting aside — Vacating, annulling; making void. A remedy on attack against an indictment for insufficiency, error, defect, or irregularity. 27 Am J1st Indict §§ 137 et seq. When it is said that such a voluntary deed is void or set aside, these terms must be… …
2judgment on the facts — noun act of judgment, adjudication, authoritative decision, decision, deliberative determination, determination, disposition, final judgment, findings, holding, irrevocable decision, judicature, judicial decision, opinion, pronouncement,… …
3Default judgment — Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil procedure Jurisdiction Subject matter jurisdiction Diversity jurisdiction Personal jurisdiction Removal jurisdiction Venue Change of venue …
4vacation of judgment — The setting aside of a judgment on grounds that it was issued by mistake, inadvertence, surprise, excusable neglect or fraud. While the term vacate has been replaced by Fed.R.Civil P. 60, the basis for relief from judgment is the same as formerly …
5set sth aside — UK US set sth aside Phrasal Verb with set({{}}/set/ verb (setting, set, set) ► FINANCE to save something, especially money, for a special purpose: »Businesses that create new jobs are eligible for a tax credit, for which the state currently sets… …
6coram nobis — cor·am no·bis / kȯr əm nō bəs, kō räm nō bēs/ n [Latin, in our presence]: writ of error coram nobis at writ Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
7direct attack — A challenge of the integrity of a judgment, in the action wherein the judgment was rendered, by a proceeding maintained for the express purpose of vacating, suspending, annulling, reversing, or modifying the judgment. Mitchell v Village Creek… …
8excusable — Admitting of excuse or palliation. Justifiable, pardonable, allowable, defensible. Tyler v. Cowen Const., Inc., 216 Kan. 401, 532 P.2d 1276, 1281. As used in the law, this word implies that the act or omission spoken of is on its face unlawful,… …
9excusable — Admitting of excuse or palliation. Justifiable, pardonable, allowable, defensible. Tyler v. Cowen Const., Inc., 216 Kan. 401, 532 P.2d 1276, 1281. As used in the law, this word implies that the act or omission spoken of is on its face unlawful,… …
10defense — de·fense /di fens, dē ˌfens/ n 1: the act or action of defending see also self defense 2 a: the theory or ground that forms the basis for a defendant s opposition to an allegation in a complaint or to a charge in a charging instrument (as an… …
