disqualification, n. 1. Something that makes one ineligible; esp., a bias or conflict of interest that prevents a judge or juror from impartially hearing a case, or that prevents a lawyer from representing a party. [Cases: Judges 39; Jury 97. C.J.S. Judges §§ 62, 98, 100–102, 107; Juries §§ 225, 248, 370–373, 378–379, 398–399, 415, […]
A relationship in which one person is under a duty to act for the benefit of another on matters within the scope of the relationship. • Fiduciary relationships — such as trustee–beneficiary, guardian–ward, principal–agent, and attorney–client — require an unusually high degree of care. Fiduciary relationships usu. arise in one of four situations: (1) when
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diversity of citizenship. A basis for federal-court jurisdiction that exists when (1) a case is between citizens of different states, or between a citizen of a state and an alien, and (2) the matter in controversy exceeds a specific value (now $75,000).28 USCA § 1332. • For purposes of diversity jurisdiction, a corporation is considered
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights. An international bill of rights proclaimed by the United Nations in December 1948, being that body’s first general enumeration of human rights and fundamental freedoms. • The preamble states that “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is
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refusal. 1. The denial or rejection of something offered or demanded (the lawyer’s refusal to answer questions was based on the attorney–client privilege). 2. An opportunity to accept or reject something before it is offered to others; the right or privilege of having this opportunity (she promised her friend the first refusal on her house).