limit debate
limit debate. Parliamentary law. To set a limit on how long debate may continue, or on the number and length of speeches. See DEBATE. Cf. CLOSE DEBATE ; EXTEND DEBATE.
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extend debate
extend debate. Parliamentary law. To cancel or relax an otherwise applicable limit on debate. — Also termed extend the limits of debate. See DEBATE. Cf. CLOSE DEBATE; LIMIT DEBATE.
debate
debate, n. Parliamentary law. Formal consideration of a motion’s merits in the form of speeches for, against, or otherwise addressing the motion. See CONSIDERATION(2). — debatable, adj. — debatability, n. controlled debate. Debate in which a designated manager, usu. a partisan leader, leads each side and allots time for speeches. — Also termed controlled time.
close debate
close debate. Parliamentary law. To pass a motion that ends debate and amendment of a pending question or series of questions. • The synonymous shorthand “previous question,” a somewhat archaic and misleading term that several parliamentary manuals still use for this motion, has evolved over time. Two centuries ago, the motion was invented for suppressing
pendent party jurisdiction
A court’s jurisdiction to adjudicate a claim against a party who is not otherwise subject to the court’s jurisdiction, because the claim by or against that party arises from the same transaction or occurrence as another claim that is properly before the court. • Pendent-party jurisdiction has been a hotly debated subject, and was severely
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floor
floor. 1. Parliamentary law. The part of the hall where members of a deliberative body meet to debate issues and conduct business; esp., a legislature’s central meeting area, as distinguished from the galleries, corridors, or lobbies (the Senate floor) (nominations from the floor). See assignment of the floor under ASSIGNMENT(6); CLAIM THE FLOOR; HAVE THE
designated public forum
Public property that has not traditionally been open for public assembly and debate but that the government has opened for use by the public as a place for expressive activity, such as a public-university facility or a publicly owned theater. • Unlike a traditional public forum, the government does not have to retain the open
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time agreement
time agreement. 1. A pact made by the party leaders in the U.S. Senate to limit the time allowed for debate on a bill or amendment. 2. UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT.
filibuster
filibuster (fil-[schwa]-b[schwa]s-t[schwa]r), n. 1. A dilatory tactic, esp. prolonged and often irrelevant speechmaking, employed in an attempt to obstruct legislative action. • The filibuster is common in the U.S. Senate, where the right to debate is usu. unlimited and where a filibuster can be terminated only by a cloture vote of two-thirds of all members.