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61laws, conflict of — Opposition or contradiction in the applicable laws of different states or jurisdictions regarding the rights of the parties in a case. Rules have been created to help determine which set of laws is applicable in a given case, which judicial… …
62decide — de·cide vb de·cid·ed, de·cid·ing vt: to determine (as a case or issue) by making a decision (as a final judgment): adjudicate (1, 2) compare find, hold vi: to make a decision …
63Trial — For other uses, see Trial (disambiguation). Mistrial redirects here. For other uses, see Mistrial (disambiguation). In law, a trial is when parties to a dispute come together to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a… …
64adjudge — ad·judge /ə jəj/ vt ad·judged, ad·judg·ing 1: adjudicate 2: to award, grant, or impose judicially adjudge costs to the plaintiff ad·judg·ment n Me …
65cognizable — cog·ni·za·ble / käg nə zə bəl, käg nī / adj 1: capable of being known; specif: capable of being recognized as a group because of a common characteristic (as race or gender) ◇ Systematic exclusion of members of a cognizable group from a jury… …
66find — vb found, find·ing vt 1: to come upon accidentally or through effort found a valuable antique in the old desk found a buyer for the property 2: to make a judicial determination regarding …
67judge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. See lawsuit, judgment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A legal official] Syn. justice, magistrate, chancellor, justice of the peace (JP), chief justice, associate justice, circuit judge, county judge,… …
68rule — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. law, regulation; government, authority; ruler. See rule, measurement. II Regulation for standard procedure Nouns 1. rule, law, ordinance, regulation, canon, code, act, measure, statute; decision,… …
69judge — vb 1 Judge, adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate mean to decide something in dispute or controversy upon its merits and upon evidence. All these words imply the existence of a competent legal tribunal or of its equivalent. Judge implies mainly the… …
70ad|judge — «uh JUHJ», transitive verb, judged, judg|ing. 1. to decree or decide by law; judge: »The accused man was adjudged guilty. The boy s case was adjudged in the juvenile court. SYNONYM(S): rule, pronounce, adjudicate. 2. to award or assign by law;… …
