Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
Federal Rules Decision® — A reporter that reprints decisions rendered by federal district courts that interpret or apply the Federal Rules of Civil, Criminal, and Appellate Procedure and also the Federal Rules of Evidence. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American… … Law dictionary
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) are rules governing civil procedure in United States district (federal) courts, that is, court procedures for civil suits. The FRCP are promulgated by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to the… … Wikipedia
Federal Aviation Administration — Infobox Government agency agency name = Federal Aviation Administration logo width = 200px logo caption = formed = August 23, 1958 preceding1 = Civil Aeronautics Administration dissolved = superseding = jurisdiction = Federal government of the… … Wikipedia
Federal Appendix — The Federal Appendix is a case law reporter published by West Publishing. It publishes judicial opinions of the United States courts of appeals that have been not been selected for publication. Such unpublished cases are ostensibly without value… … Wikipedia
Federal common law — is a term of United States law used to describe common law that is developed by the federal courts, instead of by the courts of the various states. The United States is the only country to combine the creation of common law doctrines with a… … Wikipedia
Federal Marriage Amendment — The Federal Marriage Amendment H.J. Res. 56 (FMA) (also referred to by proponents as the Marriage Protection Amendment) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would have limited marriage in the United States to unions of … Wikipedia
Federal Communications Commission — Infobox Government agency agency name = Federal Communications Commission nativename = FCC nativename a = nativename r = logo width = 140px logo caption = logo seal width = 140px seal caption = official seal formed = June 19, 1934 preceding1 =… … Wikipedia
Federal jurisdiction — The American legal system includes both state courts and federal courts. Generally, state courts hear cases involving state law, although they may also hear cases involving federal law so long as the federal law in question does not grant… … Wikipedia
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission — The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is an independent adjudicative agency of the United States Government that provides administrative trial and appellate review of legal disputes arising under the Federal Mine Safety and Health… … Wikipedia
Federal Reserve responses to the subprime crisis — The U.S. central banking system, the Federal Reserve, in partnership with central banks around the world, has taken several steps to address the crisis. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stated in early 2008: Broadly, the Federal Reserve’s… … Wikipedia
