United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. An Article I federal appellate court that has exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals. • The Court was created in 1988 as the United States Court of Veterans Appeals; its name was changed in 1998. Its seven judges are appointed by the […]
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military justice. A structure of punitive measures designed to foster order, morale, and discipline within the military. [Cases: Armed Services 42; Military Justice 500–510. C.J.S. Armed Services § 166; Military Justice §§ 2–6, 62, 64–66, 138.]
Land that is occupied, cultivated, improved, reclaimed, farmed, or used as a place of residence, with or without cultivation.
military jurisdiction. The three types of governmental power given the military by the U.S. Constitution — specif., jurisdiction under military law, jurisdiction under military government, and jurisdiction under martial law. [Cases: Armed Services 1–5, 44; Military Justice 514, 893. C.J.S. Armed Services §§ 2–19, 31, 33, 37, 41, 160, 166, 169–174; Military Justice §§ 14–15,
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The age at which a person becomes eligible to serve in (or liable to conscription into) a military unit. [Cases: Armed Services 17, 20.4(1). C.J.S. Armed Services § 42.]
A person qualified to act as counsel in a general court-martial. • To be qualified, the person must be (1) a judge advocate of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or a law specialist of the Coast Guard, (2) a graduate of an accredited law school, or a member of a federal-court bar
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Emancipation by law, as opposed to a voluntary act of the parent. • Constructive emancipation may occur in several ways, as by (1) conduct of the parent that is inconsistent with the performance of parental duties, (2) marriage of the child, or (3) the child’s service in the armed forces.
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charge sheet. 1. A police record showing the names of all persons brought into custody, the nature of the accu-sations, and the identity of the accusers. 2. Military law. A four-part charging instrument containing (1) information about the accused and the witnesses, (2) the charges and specifications, (3) the preferring of charges and their referral
noncombatant, adj. 1. Not serving in a fighting capacity (noncombatant personnel). 2. Not designed for combat (noncombatant vehicle). noncombatant, n. 1. An armed-service member who serves in a non-fighting capacity. 2. A civilian in wartime.
rebellion. 1. Open, organized, and armed resistance to an established government or ruler. 2. Open resistance or opposition to an authority or tradition. 3. Hist. Disobedience of a legal command or summons.