realignment
realignment n. 〈美〉重新调整 指为了确定对不同州籍公民之间诉讼的管辖权,法院根据当事人的最终利益而重新确定原告和被告的程序。
realignment (ree-[schwa]-lIn-m[schwa]nt), n. The process by which a court, usu. in determining diversity jurisdiction, identifies and rearranges the parties as plaintiffs and defendants according to their ultimate interests. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 101; Federal Courts 304.] — realign, vb.