procedural law

procedural law. The rules that prescribe the steps for having a right or duty judicially enforced, as opposed to the law that defines the specific rights or duties themselves. — Also termed adjective law. Cf. SUBSTANTIVE LAW. [Cases: Statutes 242, 267. C.J.S. Statutes § 421.]

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法律翻译Jenny，毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校，专注翻译各类与重组与破产有关的法律文件。