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enforcement of foreign judgments act

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. A uniform law, adopted by most states, that gives the holder of a foreign judgment essentially the same rights to levy and execute on the judgment as the holder of a domestic judgment. • The Act defines a foreign judgment as any judgment, decree, or order (of a court in […]

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act

glossary / 《执行外州法院判决法》, ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ACT

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act 〈美〉《执行外州法院判决法》数州采用的一项统一法，它赋予外州法院判决的持有人在对债务人的财产提出请求以及采取扣押的救济手段方面，享有与州内判决的持有人基本上相同的权利。根据该法的定义,「外州法院判决」包括在本州被给予充分信任和尊重〔full faith and credit〕的美国法院或任何其他法院所作的任何判决或决定〔judgment, decree, order〕。

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