Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
diversity of citizenship — diversity of citizenship: a condition in which the parties to an action are of diverse state or national citizenship see also complete diversity; diversity jurisdiction at jurisdiction, minimal diversity; article iii of the constitution in the… … Law dictionary
Diversity jurisdiction — United States Federal Civil Procedure Doctrines Justiciability Advisory … Wikipedia
Diversity training — is training for the purpose of increasing participants cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills, which is based on the assumption that the training will benefit an organization by protecting against civil rights violations, increasing the… … Wikipedia
Diversity factor — Diversity factor: The probability that a particular piece of equipment will come on at the time of the facility s peak load. It is the ratio of the sum of the individual non coincident maximum demands of various subdivisions of the system to the… … Wikipedia
Diversity Immigrant Visa — The Diversity Immigrant Visa program is a United States congressionally mandated lottery program for receiving a United States Permanent Resident Card. It is also known as the Green Card Lottery. The lottery is administered on an annual basis by… … Wikipedia
minimal diversity — min·i·mal diversity / mi nə məl / n: diversity of citizenship of the parties to a lawsuit in which at least one plaintiff is a resident from a state different from at least one defendant compare complete diversity ◇ Diversity jurisdiction… … Law dictionary
Alpha diversity — (α diversity) is the biodiversity within a particular area, community or ecosystem, and is usually expressed as the species richness of the area.[1] This can be measured by counting the number of taxa (distinct groups of organisms) within the… … Wikipedia
Caterpillar, Inc. v. Lewis — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Caterpillar, Inc. v. Lewis ArgueDate=November 12 ArgueYear=1996 DecideDate=December 10 DecideYear=1996 FullName=Caterpillar, Inc. v. James David Lewis USVol=519 USPage=61 Citation= Prior=Judgment for Caterpillar entered in… … Wikipedia
Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger — Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 18, 1978 … Wikipedia
Subject-matter jurisdiction — is the authority of a court to hear cases of a particular type or cases relating to a specific subject matter. For instance, bankruptcy court has the authority to only hear bankruptcy cases.Subject matter jurisdiction must be distinguished from… … Wikipedia
