- Feres doctrine
-
Fer·es doctrine /'fer-is-/ n [from Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 (1950), the case which established the doctrine]: a doctrine in tort law: a member of the military is barred from recovering damages from the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries sustained in the course of activity incident to his or her military service – called also Feres rule;
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
- Feres doctrine
-
A legal doctrine that prevents people who are injured as a result of military service from successfully suing the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The doctrine comes from the U.S. Supreme Court case Feres v. United States, in which servicemen who picked up highly radioactive weapons fragments from a crashed airplane were not permitted to recover damages from the government. Also known as the Feres-Stencel doctrine or the Feres rule.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
- Feres doctrine
-
A doctrine that bars claims against the federal government by members of the armed forces and their families for injuries arising from or in the course of activity incident to military service.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
- feres doctrine
-
A doctrine that bars claims against the federal government by members of the armed forces and their families for injuries arising from or in the course of activity incident to military service.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
