non sui juris
non sui juris (non s[y]oo-Iorsoo-ee joor-is), adj. [Latin “not of one’s own right”] Lacking legal age or capacity. Cf. SUI JURIS.
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non sui juris
non sui juris 〈拉〉他不能独立自主地行事；无自主权的 指无行为能力，如未成年人或身心不健全的人。与sui juris相对。 (→alieni juris；sui juris)
forum non conveniens
forum non conveniens (for-[schwa]m non k[schwa]n-vee-nee-enz). [Latin “an unsuitable court”] Civil procedure. The doctrine that an appropriate forum — even though competent under the law — may divest itself of jurisdiction if, for the convenience of the litigants and the witnesses, it appears that the action should proceed in another forum in which the action
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nondiverse
nondiverse, adj. 1. Of or relating to similar types (the attorney’s practice is nondiverse: she handles only criminal matters). 2. (Of a person or entity) having the same citizenship as the party or parties on the other side of a lawsuit (the parties are nondiverse because both plaintiff and defendant are California citizens). See diversity
saving to suitors clause
saving-to-suitors clause. Maritime law. In the federal statutory provision granting admiralty and maritime jurisdiction to the federal courts, a clause that preserves the option to file suit in a nonadmiralty court. 28 USCA § 1333(1). • The nonadmiralty court is typically either a state court or a law-side federal court. Under the reverse-Erie doctrine, the
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motion to dismiss
motion to dismiss. A request that the court dismiss the case because of settlement, voluntary withdrawal, or a procedural defect. • Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a plaintiff may voluntarily dismiss the case (under Rule 41(a)) or the defendant may ask the court to dismiss the case, usu. based on one of the
internal affairs of a foreign corporation
internal affairs of a foreign corporation. Conflict of laws. Matters that involve only the inner workings of a corporation, such as dividend declarations and the selection of officers. [Cases: Corporations 640. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 893, 900.] “The old statement that a court will not hear cases involving the internal affairs of a foreign corporation has
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