moving papers
moving papers. The papers that constitute or support a motion in a court proceeding. — Also termed motion papers. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 921; Motions 25. C.J.S. Motions and Orders § 24.]
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kin
kin n. 家属；亲属 尤指血亲，包括半血亲〔half-blood〕。它可以分为直系亲属〔lineal or direct line〕和旁系亲属〔collateral or indirect line〕两类。以动产分配为目的的亲属代位继承权〔right of representation〕的权利人在直系亲属上可超过相同祖先的曾孙辈；在旁系亲属上则不超过兄弟姐妹的子女；但是依照英国1925年《遗产管理法》〔Administration of Estate Act〕，在除父母及祖父母辈以外的无遗嘱死亡时的法定信托〔statutory trust〕中，这种代位继承权可授予任何有权继承者的后代。有时该词所指的亲属也包括姻亲在内。该词亦作「kindred」。
curia advisari vult
curia advisari vult (kyoor-ee-[schwa] ad-v[schwa]-sair-Iv[schwa]lt). [Latin] The court will be advised; the court will consider. • This phrase signaled a court’s decision to delay judgment pending further consideration. In England, the phrase is still used in all Court of Appeal decisions when the judgment is reserved; that is, not delivered after the hearing. — Abbr.
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diversity jurisdiction
A federal court’s exercise of authority over a case involving parties who are citizens of different states and an amount in controversy greater than a statutory minimum. 28 USCA § 1332. See DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP; AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY. [Cases: Federal Courts 281–360.]
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building code
building code 〈美〉建筑法规 指从建造、维修、管理、使用、外观等方面对楼宇、房间和居住单元适宜居住的标准和要求作出规定的法律、法令和政府规章。其性质和适用范围上有许多是地方性的，但许多州也存在所有地方市政当局必须统一遵行的法规。此外，美国联邦住房署〔FHA，i.e. Federal Housing Administration〕在投资房地产时，也必须符合建筑法规的一定要求。
collusive joinder
Joinder of a defendant, usu. a nonresident, in order to have a case removed to federal court. See manufactured diversity under DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP. [Cases: Removal of Cases 36. C.J.S. Removal of Causes § 115.]
failure to disclose best mode rejection
Rejection of a patent application on the ground that the inventor has not disclosed the best way to use the invention. • To warrant rejection, the examiner must find deliberate concealment or a description so poorly drafted as to amount to concealment. [Cases: Patents 98. C.J.S. Patents §§ 137–139.]
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mccarran act
McCarran Act. A federal law requiring, among other things, members of the Communist party to register with the Attorney General and requiring Communist organizations to provide the government with a list of members. • The Act was passed in 1950, during the Cold War. Over the years, the U.S. Supreme Court declared various portions of
verdict contrary to law
A verdict that the law does not authorize a jury to render because the conclusion drawn is not justified by the evidence. — Also termed wrong verdict. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2338; New Trial 66. C.J.S. New Trial § 85.]
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bootstrap doctrine
bootstrap doctrine 〈美〉自助原则 禁止对已作出终局判决的另一州法院的管辖权提出间接攻击〔collateral attack〕的一项原则，即若法院最初对案件没有管辖权，但当争点被当事人在本法院争讼时，法院可因其作出它有管辖权这一错误的却是结论性的裁决而使自己取得管辖权。该原则的根据是，依据既判力原则，当事人受法院判决的约束，而不论争点是法院的管辖权或是其他问题。当法院在前一案件中已对人身、法律地位〔status〕或土地行使管辖权时，可以适用该原则，但是，如果法院对案件没有事物管辖权〔subject-matter jurisdiction〕，自助原则并不能使法院判决生效。例如，当事人在州法院出庭争讼，并不能支持该法院取得对联邦事项的管辖权。
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