1 Terms
Contributors in Courts
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judicial review
Legal services; Courts
The authority of a court to review the official actions of other branches of government. Also, the authority to declare unconstitutional the actions of other branches.
sherman act
Legal services; Courts
The basic antitrust statute prohibiting any unreasonable interference, conspiracy, restraint of trade, or monopolies with respect to interstate commerce.
judiciary
Legal services; Courts
The branch of government invested with judicial power to interpret and apply the law; the court system; the body of judges; then bench.
breach
Legal services; Courts
The breaking or violating of a law, right, or duty, either by commission or omission. The failure of one part to carry out any condition of a contract.
self-defense
Legal services; Courts
The claim that an act otherwise criminal was legally justifiable because it was necessary to protect a person or property from the threat or action of another.
closing argument
Legal services; Courts
The closing statement, by counsel, to the trier of facts after all parties have concluded their presentation of evidence.
law
Legal services; Courts
The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legislative authority, derived from court decisions and established by local custom.
