provisional court
A federal court with jurisdiction and powers governed by the order granting its authority, such as a temporary court established in a conquered or occupied territory.
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provisional court
provisional court 〈美〉临时法庭 指军事当局或临时政府根据联邦政府的授权在所占领地区建立的临时法庭，例如南北战争期间联邦军队根据总统命令在占领的南部各州设立的法庭。
provisional exit
provisional exit. Criminal procedure. A prisoner’s temporary release from prison for a court appearance, hospital treatment, work detail, or other purpose requiring a release with the expectation of return.
provisional director
A director appointed by a court to serve on a close corporation’s deadlocked board of directors.
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provisional attachment
A prejudgment attachment in which the debtor’s property is seized so that if the creditor ultimately prevails, the creditor will be assured of recovering on the judgment through the sale of the seized property. • Ordinarily, a hearing must be held before the attachment takes place, and most courts require the creditor to post a
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anomalous jurisdiction rule
anomalous-jurisdiction rule ([schwa]-nom-[schwa]-l[schwa]s). The principle that a court of appeals has provisional jurisdiction to review the denial of a motion to intervene in a case, and if the court of appeals finds that the denial was correct, then its jurisdiction disappears — and it must dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction — because an
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locus standi
locus standi 〈拉〉站立处；出庭权；陈述权 在英国议会活动中，指反对某项涉及个人事务的法案〔Private Bill〕、混合法案〔Hybrid Bill〕、临时命令〔Provisional Order〕和特别程序命令〔Special Procedure Order〕者能否出庭陈述其主张取决于其是否有此出庭权，而此项权利的取得取决于该项法案或命令的通过是否会对其财产或利益产生不利影响。关于申请人是否有出庭权的问题由下议院中的公断人委员会〔Court of Referees〕、上议院中处理该法案的委员会、审理对临时命令的异议的委员会、及处理有关特别程序命令问题的赋税委员会的主席和常务主席〔Lord Chairman and Chairman of Ways and Means〕来决定。
temporary alimony
Interim alimony ordered by the court pending an action for divorce or separation in which one party has made a claim for permanent alimony. — Also termed provisional alimony; alimony pendente lite; allowance pendente lite. [Cases: Divorce 208. C.J.S. Divorce §§ 315, 320–331, 336–339, 422–426.]
director
director (di-rek-t[schwa]r). 1. One who manages, guides, or orders; a chief administrator. 2. A person appointed or elected to sit on a board that manages the affairs of a corporation or other organization by electing and exercising control over its officers. — Also termed trustee. See BOARD OF DIRECTORS . Cf. OFFICER(1). affiliated director. See
preliminary injunction
A temporary injunction issued before or during trial to prevent an irreparable injury from occurring before the court has a chance to decide the case. • A preliminary injunction will be issued only after the defendant receives notice and an opportunity to be heard. — Also termed interlocutory injunction; temporary injunction; provisional injunction; injunction pendente
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