a rather archaic term used to denote the court which has the right to hear shipping, ocean and sea legal cases; jurisdiction over maritime law cases
military court set up to try and punish offenses taken by members of the army, navy or air force
a defendant's claim against a plaintiff
a formal group of experts brought together on a regular basis to debate matters within that sphere of expertise, and with advisory powers to government
a legal entity, created under the authority of a statute, which permits a group of people, as shareholders, to apply to the government for an independent organization to be created, which then pursues set objectives, and is empowered with legal rights usually only reserved for individuals, such as to sue and be sued, own property, hire employees or loan and borrow money
a punishment for some violation of conduct which involves the infliction of pain on, or harm to the body
relief sought from a Court which is incidental or consequential to another principal relief
a public official who holds an inquiry into violent or suspicious deaths
the exclusive right to produce or reproduce (copy), to perform in public or to publish an original literary or artistic work, pursuant to a statute usually called the Copyright Act, or some similar name