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cercla

CERCLA (s[schwa]r-kl[schwa]).abbr. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. • This statute holds responsible parties liable for the cost of cleaning up hazardous-waste sites.42 USCA §§ 9601 et seq. See SUPERFUND. [Cases: Environmental Law 436.] “CERCLA is probably the most controversial environmental law ever enacted. Supporters praise it as a vital program to

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judicial restraint

judicial restraint. 1. A restraint imposed by a court, as by a restraining order, injunction, or judgment. 2. The principle that, when a court can resolve a case based on a particular issue, it should do so, without reaching unnecessary issues. [Cases: Appeal and Error 843; Federal Courts 756. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 705–706.]

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