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Cooling-Off Period
COOLING-OFF PERIOD An interval of time during which no action of a specific type can be taken by either side in a dispute. An automatic delay in certain jurisdictions, apart from ordinary court delays, between the time when divorce papers are filed and the divorce hearing takes place. An amount of... Read more |
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Dilatory
DILATORY Tending to cause a delay in judicial proceedings. Dilatory tactics are methods by which the rules of procedure are used by a party to a lawsuit in an abusive manner to delay the progress of the proceedings. For example, when numerous motions brought before a court for postponement are... Read more |
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Developmental delay
Developmental delay Definition A developmental delay is any significant lag in a child's physical, cognitive, behavioral, emotional, or social development, in comparison with norms. Description Developmental delay refers to when a child's development lags behind ... Read more |
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Judicature Acts
Judicature Acts, 1873–5. These Acts brought about a much needed reorganization of the courts in England and Wales. Before the Acts there were a number of common law courts, all with overlapping jurisdiction—Common Pleas, King's Bench, and Exchequer. There was also the Court of... Read more |
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Continuance
CONTINUANCE The adjournment or postponement of an action pending in a court to a later date of the same or another session of the court, granted by a court in response to a motion made by a party to a lawsuit. The entry into the trial record of the adjournment of a case for the purpose of formally... Read more |
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Battle of Alma
Alma, battle of, 1854. On 20 September, a week after disembarking in the Crimea, British, French, and Turkish troops under Raglan and St Arnaud launched an attack on Menshikov's forces blocking their advance on Sebastopol at the Alma river. After heavy fighting at bayonet point, the Russians were... Read more |
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House of Lords
House of Lords Upper House of the British Parliament. In its legislative capacity, the Lords is completely subordinate to the House of Commons. The Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 checked virtually all its power, except to delay passage of a bill for one year. Members of the House of Lords include... Read more |
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Laches
LACHES A defense to an equitable action, that bars recovery by the plaintiff because of the plaintiff's undue delay in seeking relief. Laches is a defense to a proceeding in which a plaintiff seeks equitable relief. Cases in equity are distinguished from cases at law by the type of remedy, or... Read more |
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