setting

setting, n. The date and time established by a court for a trial or hearing ( the plaintiff sought a continuance of the imminent setting). [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1991; Trial 6,

9. C.J.S. Trial §§ 31–38, 60.]

special setting. A preferential setting on a court’s calendar, usu. reserved for older cases or cases given priority by law, made either on a party’s motion or on the court’s own motion. • For example, some jurisdictions authorize a special setting for cases involving a party over the age of 70.

— Also termed special trial setting; trial-setting preference. [Cases: Trial 13. C.J.S. Trial §§ 77, 81–90.]

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词条贡献者

资深译员玉晶，毕业于国内顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各类与环境、安全与健康相关的法律文件。