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an order that temporarily holds the execution of a court judgment; either
administered for a set time period or until further consideration by the
court
1) To stop; suspend; also known as a stay of proceedings 2) when a law suit is
suspended either indefinitely or until the occurrence of a condition imposed by
the court.
A statutory rape which allows for conviction regardless of the consent, such as
with a minor.
The written laws approved by legislatures, parliaments or elected or appointed
houses of assembly. Also known as legislation.
A 1535 English law that prevented, for a time, the legal structure of a
use.
A statute that set a minimum standard for enforceable contracts, usually
requiring at a minimum something in writing or the actual exchange of reciprocal
obligations, at least in part.
A defendant's written answer or reply to a statement of claim, admitting or
denying each and every one of the facts contained in the statement of claim and
alleging such facts as the defendant wishes to assert at trial in opposition to
the plaintiff's case.
The document which sets out the plaintiff's
allegations of fact and thus, engages the judicial process by seeking
trial.
in America, this refers to the jurisdiction of each state and the laws that
govern their respective citizens in conjunction with national law as determined
by independent state legislatures
A term of international law: those groups of
people which have acquired international recognition as an independent country
and which have four characteristics.
