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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

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exempt assets

Law; US law

Property that a debtor is allowed to retain, free from the claims of creditors who do not have liens on the property.

ex parte

Law; US law

A proceeding brought before a court by one party only, without notice to or challenge by the other side.

face sheet filing

Law; US law

A bankruptcy case filed either without schedules or with incomplete schedules listing few creditors and debts. (Face sheet filings are often made for the purpose of delaying an ...

federal public defender

Law; US law

An attorney employed by the federal courts on a full-time basis to provide legal defense to defendants who are unable to afford counsel. The judiciary administers the federal ...

federal question jurisdiction

Law; US law

Jurisdiction given to federal courts in cases involving the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution, acts of Congress, and treaties.

bankruptcy administrator

Law; US law

An officer of the Judiciary serving in the judicial districts of Alabama and North Carolina who, like the United States trustee, is responsible for supervising the administration ...