Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. A uniform law, adopted by most states, that gives the holder of a foreign judgment essentially the same rights to levy and execute on the judgment as the holder of a domestic judgment. • The Act defines a foreign judgment as any judgment, decree, or order (of a court in […]
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Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. A uniform state law giving the holder of a foreign judgment the right to levy and execute as if it were a domestic judgment. [Cases: Judgment 814–830. C.J.S. Judgments §§ 965–1033.]
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Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act 〈美〉《执行外州法院判决法》 数州采用的一项统一法，它赋予外州法院判决的持有人在对债务人的财产提出请求以及采取扣押的救济手段方面，享有与州内判决的持有人基本上相同的权利。根据该法的定义,「外州法院判决」包括在本州被给予充分信任和尊重〔full faith and credit〕的美国法院或任何其他法院所作的任何判决或决定〔judgment, decree, order〕。
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foreign judgment 外国(外州)判决 指外国法院作出的判决。在美国也指外州法院的判决。按照美国联邦宪法第四条第一款规定的精神，对外州法院作出的民事判决，其效力视同本州法院的判决。有些州并采纳《统一外州判决执行法》〔Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act〕。对有管辖权的外国法院经合法程序作出的最终民事判决，本国法院在审理同一案件时，原则上可作为决定性的证据，法院的各项认定都倾向于支持该项外国判决。但若该项判决系以欺诈手段获得，或有悖于公正和理性，则法院不予认可。对外国法院判决的承认和执行，一般按照互惠原则办理。英国在1933年制定有《外国判决(互惠执行)法》〔Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act〕。