Relevant
(Adj) The word relevant is used to represent a connection, association, significance or material value the event, incident documents have on the subject matter under consideration
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relevant
adj. having some reasonable connection with, and in regard to evidence in trial, having some value or tendency to prove a matter of fact significant to the case.
relevant - Evidence that helps to prove a point or issue in a case.
remand - "To send back"; For example, an appellate court may remand a case to a lower court for retrial or for some change in disposition.
Relevant law
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In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be a Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction.
RELEVANT EVIDENCE. That which is applicable to the issue and which ought to be received; the phrase is used in opposition to irrelevant evidence, which is that which is not so applicable, and which must be rejected. Vide Relevancy.
Irrelevant
Not material. Irrelevancy forms the basis of an objection to the introduction of evidence asserting that the proposed evidence is not connected to the issue being decided.
Relevant evidence
Definition
: evidence that tends to prove or disprove any issue of fact that is of consequence to the case
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Relevant in law as lex loci will often be determinative of the rights or liabilities of a party pursuant to a contract or a tort.
In Gray v Blight, Justice Philips adopted these words: ...
relevant - An order made by a court having competent jurisdiction. Rules of court are either general or special; the former are the regulations by which the practice of the court is governed, the latter are special orders made in particular cases.
Relevant evidence that can be legally and properly introduced in a civil or criminal trial.
Admission:
A person's acknowledgement of his/her involvement in criminal and/or prejudicial behavior.
Relevant or important; information which may influence a decision.
material form
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The relevant government department must first draft a proposal for the order and consult representatives of those who are affected. After considering the results the Government may change all or part of the proposal or withdraw it completely.
The documents relevant to the case used in court. They are set out in order and numbered.
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Pertinent: Relevant; directed toward the issue being discussed; apropos; related; germane.
terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services.
In general, all relevant papers in the possession of the witness must be produced, but to this general rule there are exceptions. E.g.
A term sometimes used interchangeably with relevant is material. See also relevant and dispositive. Petition A pleading similar to a complaint but typically seeking something other than money damages.
In the context of legal proceedings, it refers to that which is irrelevant or outside the scope of the debate. TOP De jure : Latin "of the law." The term has come to describe a total adherence of the law.
Admissible Evidence Evidence that is relevant and is of such a kind that the court will receive it. Character Evidence Evidence that shows the kind of person that someone is.
The common law pleadings (it was said) did not state the facts on which the pleader relied, but only the legal aspect of the facts or the inferences from them, while the chancery pleadings were lengthy, tedious and to a large extent irrelevant and ...
It is critically important to know which of an injured person's medical records an opposing insurance company or party to a lawsuit is entitled to receive and which other records are irrelevant and protected by the patient-physician privilege.
Some offences (such as drunken driving) are matters of strict liability, which means that the intention or state of mind of the person committing the offence is irrelevant.
the right to examine and copy the opposing party's papers in a lawsuit which are relevant to the case. A demand (legal request) may be made, but the categories of documents must be stated so that the other party can know what he/she must produce.
At trial, a partyâEâ"¢s explanation to a judge as to how a proposed line of questioning, or a certain item of physical evidence, would be relevant to its case and admissible under the rules of evidence.
" Once you have a number relevant to your work, you could look up the topic and key number in a digest to find all of the cases that the publisher's editors believe are on point.
In addition to being relevant, evidence must be competent, i.e., it must not fall under an exclusionary rule. Obviously if the evidence is documentary (e.g., a birth certificate introduced to prove a person's age) or if it is "real" (e.g.
This stands in contrast to the usual emphasis on creativity-most countries have adopted copyright laws that do not consider labour and skill as relevant.
material evidenceRelevant evidence.
mens reaLiterally, "guilty mind." The intent to commit a crime.
Failure of Others: A secondarytest of patentability relevant to the issue of whether an invention isobvious is whether others have failed to come up with the solutionpreviously.
generic term Terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services. These terms are incapable of functioning as trademarks denoting source, and are ...
The process by which each party informs the other party of all documents relevant to the case, allows the other party to inspect the originals if s/he so desires and supplies copies.
Domestic law
The national law of an individual country.
The Court determined that States' interest in the fetus became relevant only at 'viability,' the point at which the fetus could survive independently from its mother.
Typical tools of discovery include depositions, interrogatories, requests for admissions, and requests for documents. All of these devices help the lawyer learn the relevant facts and collect and examine any relevant documents or other materials.
Material evidence - Evidence which is relevant to the issues in a case.
Mediation - A form of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps them agree on a settlement.
The person making the report should provide law enforcement with all relevant information regarding the crime.
Go to a doctor and have any injuries observed, treated and documented.
Contact local resources.
Material Evidence: Such as is relevant and goes to the substantial issues in dispute.
Disclosure - Usually in the form of a request, this relates to the making available of relevant documents believed to be in the possession of the other party in inter partes proceedings.
DISCOVERY: Part of the pre-trial litigation process during which each party requests relevant information and documents from the other side in an attempt to "discover" pertinent facts.
JURY CHARGE: The judge's instructions to the jurors on the law that applies in a case and definitions of the relevant legal concepts. These instructions may be complex and are often pivotal in a jury's discussions.
Dehors:
French for outside. In the context of legal proceedings, it refers to that which is irrelevant or outside the scope of the debate.
De Jure:
According to law.
informed consent - Permission to do something which is given with complete knowledge of all relevant facts, such as the risks involved or any available alternatives.
The company must then give notice of the resolution when it calls the relevant meeting (for an ordinary resolution fourteen days notice is required). If that is not practicable, notice can be given in newspapers at least 21 days before the meeting.
The actual application of these statutes to facts is left to judges who consider not only the statute but also other legal rules which might be relevant to arrive at a judicial decision; hence, the "science".
Aims to protect purchasers of timeshare accommodation (whether situated in the UK or elsewhere) by providing them with a right to full disclosure of relevant facts and a short period during which they can cancel without liability.
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material witness: person whose testimony on some issue has been judicially determined as relevant and substantial ...
Collateral matters - Matters related to but not legally relevant to the question before the court.
Appraisal Report: A report of the results of an appraisal which begins with the definition of an appraisal problem and leads to a specific conclusion using reasoning and relevant descriptive data.
Declaration Under Penalty Of Perjury A signed statement, sworn to be true by the signer, that will make the signer guilty of the crime of perjury if the statement is shown to be materially false -- that is, the lie is relevant and significant to ...
the person): Someone employed by the court to investigate a guardianship case where the person who wants to be the guardian is a relative of the child. The court investigator writes a report with recommendations to the judge and any other relevant ...
English law consists of both statute (the laws contained within an Act of Parliament) interpreted by the courts in case law and also Common Law which is not necessarily recorded. Relevant acts can be found via the GLASS library.
is evidenced by the voluntary mutual assumption of those marital rights, duties and obligations which are usually manifested by married people, and which include but are not necessarily dependent upon, sexual relations. Cohabitation may be relevant ...
These are usually very large organisations with the capacity to meet the expense of running their own workers' compensation schemes under the relevant workers' compensation legislation in Queensland.
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