code. 1. A complete system of positive law, carefully arranged and officially promulgated; a systematic collection or revision of laws, rules, or regulations (the Uniform Commercial Code). • Strictly, a code is a compilation not just of existing statutes, but also of much of the unwritten law on a subject, which is newly enacted as […]
regula (reg-y[schwa]-l[schwa]). [Latin] A rule. regula generalis (reg-y[schwa]-l[schwa] jen-[schwa]-ray-lis). [Latin] A general rule, esp. of a court. — Abbr. reg. gen.; r.g. Pl. regulae generales. regula placitandi (reg-y[schwa]-l[schwa] plas-[schwa]-tan-dI). [Latin] Hist. A rule of pleading. — Abbr. reg. pl. regula regulans (reg-y[schwa]-l[schwa] reg-y[schwa]-lanz). [Law Latin] Hist. The governing rule. REGULA CATONIANA regula Catoniana (reg-y[schwa]-l[schwa] kay-toh-nee-ay-n[schwa]
locality test. Maritime law. The requirement that, for a federal court to exercise admiralty tort jurisdiction, the alleged wrong must have occurred on navigable waters. • The test was replaced by the locality-plus test in Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. Cleveland, 409 U.S. 249, 93 S.Ct. 493 (1972). — Also termed locality rule. See LOCALITY-PLUS
coparcenary (koh-pahr-s[schwa]-ner-ee), n. An estate that arises when two or more persons jointly inherit from one ancestor, the title and right of possession being shared equally by all. • Coparcenary was a form of coownership created by common-law rules of descent upon intestacy when two or more persons together con-stituted the decedent’s heirs. Typically, this
cross-claim, n. A claim asserted between codefendants or coplaintiffs in a case and that relates to the subject of the original claim or counterclaim. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 13(g). — Also termed cross-action; cross-suit. Cf. COUN-TERCLAIM. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 786; Pleading 147, 148, 149; Set-off and Counterclaim 10.] — cross-claim, vb. — cross-claimant,
investigatory interrogation 〈美〉调查性讯问 指警察在尚未达到指控阶段的调查程序中对未被拘禁或未被剥夺任何行动自由的人进行的常规性讯问。因此，它不受米兰达规则〔Miranda Rule〕的限制。 (→interrogation; Miranda rule)
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An order directing a party to appear in court and explain why the party took (or failed to take) some action or why the court should or should not grant some relief. — Also termed order to show cause; rule to show cause; show-cause rule. [Cases: Motions 24. C.J.S. Motions and Orders §§ 20–23.]
autonomic law (aw-t[schwa]-nom-ik). The type of enacted law that has its source in various forms of sub-ordinate and restricted legislative authority possessed by private persons and bodies of persons. • Examples are corporate bylaws, university regulations, and the rules of the International Monetary Fund.
A verdict that is reached voluntarily — even if one or more jurors freely compromise their views — and not as a result of an arbitrary rule or order, whether imposed by the jurors themselves, the court, or a court officer. [Cases: Trial 314–315. C.J.S. Trial §§ 800–802, 815, 822.]