Original Jurisdiction
the authority of a court to try a case in the first instance and give judgement accoding to the facts and evidences as distinguished from appelate jurisdiction which has already been tried but an appeal is made for review.
Original Jurisdiction: The first court to which a legal dispute is referred.
Outside Director: A independent member of the board of directors that is not a shareholder or regular employee of a corporation.
Original Jurisdiction: The first court to which a legal dispute is referred.
Originating Line Haul Road: The railroad where any freight shipment begins.
original jurisdiction
n. the authority of a court to hold a trial, as distinguished from appellate jurisdiction to hear appeals from trial judgments.
original jurisdiction - The court in which a matter must first be filed.
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original principal balance the total principal owed on a mortgage prior to any payments being made.
Original Vision and Cold War Realities
In practice the UN has not evolved as was first envisaged. Originally it was composed largely of the Allies of World War II, mainly European countries, Commonwealth countries, and nations of the Americas.
original jurisdiction Jurisdiction in the first instance; jurisdiction to take cognizance of a case at its inception; e.g.
ORIGINAL, contracts, practice, evidence. An authentic instrument of something, and which is to serve as a model or example to be copied or imitated.
Aboriginal definition:
Pertaining to things or land or person or members of a race, which are indigenous to, or first occupied a specified territory.
Related Terms: Indigenous, Indian
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originally, the rail that enclosed the judge in a court; hence, a court or a system of courts. The persons qualified and authorized to conduct the trial of cases are also known collectively as "the bar.
Originally, delivery was a clear and unequivocal act of giving possession, accomplished by placing the subject to be transferred in the hands of the buyer or his avowed agent, or in their respective warehouses, vessels, carts, and the like.
Original application for relief
A request made to the Supreme Court to consider a case or issue that is used when no other category applies.
Originally defined by the National Parks and Access to Countryside Act 1949 and usually abbreviated to RUPP. This is a class of highway shown on the definitive map. Rights as for a bridleway, plus possible right for public with vehicles.
original application
"Original" is used in the patent statute and rules to refer to an application which is not a reissue application. An original application may be a first filing or a continuing application
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An owner's original tax basis in an asset, adjusted for various events during the period of ownership. The costs of capital improvements are added to the original basis (which is normally the price the owner paid for the asset).
There were originally three common law divisions of the High Court corresponding with the three former courts of common law.
Court of original jurisdiction -A court where a matter is initiated and heard in the first instance; a trial court.
County. Originally, a province governed by a count, - the earl or alderman to whom the government of the shire was entrusted. 1 Bl. Com. 116.
basis
n. the original cost of an asset to be used to determine the amou...
battery
n. the actual intentional striking of someone, with intent to har...
Certiorari - Originally a writ from a High Court to a lower Court
Ceteris peribus - Other things being equal
Consensu - Unanimously or, by general consent ...
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An original writ commanding the defendant to do the thing required; also an order addressed to the Clerk of the Court requesting him to issue a particular writ.
" TOP Plea bargaining : Negotiations during a criminal trial, between an accused person and a prosecutor in which the accused agrees to admit to a crime (sometimes a lesser crime than the one set out in the original charge), ...
Certify (a Copy)To formally acknowledge in writing that a copy is an accurate copy of the original document.Certiorari(see Prerogative Writs)Change of Name ActOntario statute that governs how a person's name can be legally changed.
certified copy - A copy of a document or record, signed and certified as a true copy by the officer to whose custody the original is intrusted.
change - An alteration; a modification or addition; substitution of one thing for another.
Originally created by England, the international REMO system now spreads over many countries. In the USA, the system is known as UIFSA or URESA.
Imprimatur Originally written permission to publish a written work, the term is now commonly used to refer to a signature that approves some action, e.g., the signature of a judge granting a petition.
Delegatus non potest delegare: (Latin: a delegate cannot delegate) A person to whom authority or decision-making power has been delegated by a higher source, cannot delegate that power to someone else, unless the original delegation explicitly ...
(FMLA) is a federal law that allows eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid medical leave with continued medical benefits and restoration of their original position when they return.
Once in physical form, as long as it is an original work (in the sense of not having been copied from an existing work, rather than in the sense of being novel or unique), ...
For a restrictive covenant to run with the land it must be intended to do so by the original parties to it, it must directly concern the land itself and be enforceable, ...
Where information is original and not publicly known, it may be considered to be confidential information.
Workcover Queensland was originally established under the Workcover Queensland Act 1996, but since the repeal of that legislation in 2003 it now has its foundations in the Workers' Compensation & Rehabilitation Act 2003.
Cross-Complaint Sometimes called a cross-claim, legal paperwork that a defendant files to initiate his or her own lawsuit against the original plaintiff, a codefendant, or someone who is not yet a party to the lawsuit.
Best Evidence Rule - Rule requiring parties to proffer the original writing, recording, or photograph when attempting to prove the contents thereof.
The latin maxim restitutio in integrum (restoration to original condition) is one of the primary guiding principles behind the awarding of damages in common law negligence claims.
Latin for restitution to the original position. In contract law, upon breach of contract, the injured party may ask the court to reverse the contract and revert the parties to their respective positions before the contract was accepted.
sublease: A separate rental agreement between the original tenant and a new tenant to that rents all or part of the original tenant's unit. The new tenant is called a "subtenant.
Modification requests to not seek to challenge the original order, instead it seeks a new order based upon circumstances which are now present but were not in existence when the original order was issued.
RESTITUTION - A legal remedy sometimes allowed by statute under which a person is restored to his or her original position prior to loss or injury.
The original Act (also known as primary legislation) would have made provisions for future delegated legislation that could alter the law to differing degrees. Statutory Instruments (SIs) are often called orders, rules or regulations.
In its original form / in birth status / being just born
Under international law, this term generally is used to refer to a nascent state or a political entity seeking recognition of statehood.
CROSS-CLAIM - An expansion of the original action in which a claim is brought by a defendant against a third party not originally sued by the plaintiff in the same action or against a co-defendant or both concerning matters in question in the ...
The person who has pledged him or herself to pay back money or perform a certain action if the principal to a contract fails, as collateral, and as part of the original contract.
A person who works in the in-house collections department of an original creditor or a collection agency to track down debtors and get them to pay what they owe.
APPELLATE COURT: A judicial tribunal that reviews cases originally tried and decided by lower tribunals.
Chain of Title runs from the original owner to a current proprietor, showing dates when property was sold and names of buyers/sellers. It also reflects any incumbrances placed on the real property.
*third party plaintiff: * Rule 14; in an impleader situation, the third party plaintiff is usually the original defendant, who seeks to bring in a third party defendant to answer for some or all of the original plaintiff's claim against him.
Any lesser offense included in the statute under the original charge.
Letters of Administration
Legal document issued by a court that shows an administrator's legal right to take control of assets in the deceased person's name.
It exercises final appellate jurisdiction in cases involving federal law and it has original jurisdiction in a limited number of matters.
Remand - To send a dispute back to the court where it was originally heard. Usually it is an appellate court that remands a case for proceedings in the trial court consistent with the appellate court's ruling.
Invention: The creation of something new. Original inventions can be patented under the provisions of the patent laws.
Inventor: Someone who creates something new.
A lease by a tenant or lessee of part or all of leased premises to another person but with the original tenant retaining some right or interest under the original lease.
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Trial Court
A court of original jurisdiction which hears and tries a lawsuit.
Trust
An entity or method through which assets can be held for distribution to beneficiaries at a later date.
Term: Trial Court
Definition: A court of original jurisdiction which hears and tries a lawsuit.
Term: Trust
Definition: An entity or method through which assets can be held for distribution to beneficiaries at a later date.
Rehearing - Another hearing of a civil or criminal case by the same court in which the case was originally heard.
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Authenicated - Certification of original or copy of recorded document.
Averment - Something alleged or asserted in a pleading. See also ALLEGATION.
If a court determines that the average consumer would be confused, the owner of the original mark can prevent the other's use of the infringing mark and sometimes collect damages.
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Petitioner - The person filing an action in a court of original jurisdiction. Also, the person who appeals the judgment of a lower court. (See respondent.) ...
A disposition by an appellate court that results in sending the case back to the original court from which it came for further proceedings.
Reply - Pleading by the plaintiff in response to the defendant's written answer.
 See also: Law, State, Person, Court, Right
  
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