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family court

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A court that has jurisdiction over family related or domestic matters which include divorce, alimony, adoption, maintenance, child custody etc.

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

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A law that allows an employee to take unpaid leave during a family member's serious illness, to take care of a newborn or recover from a serious illness. After the leave, the employer is bound to ...

fault

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In the legal sense, fault mostly is synonymous to negligence. It can also mean responsibility for an act or intentional omission that causes damage to another.

federal court

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Federal courts are courts having jurisdiction over matters of the US Constitution, labor law, federal taxes, federal crimes, etc. These courts derive their power directly from the constitution.

fee

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A fixed charge for service rendered on behalf of court.

felony

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A crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.