The right to a jury trial refers to the right provided by the Sixth and Seventh Amendments. The Sixth Amendment states that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused criminal has the right to a trial by an impartial jury of the...
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right to sue letter
The right to sue letter is a letter originating from an administrative agency or an employer. A state or federal administrative agency or an employer approves the right to sue letter when someone wants to sue a party based on a violation of...
rule
1. In general, any standard, principle, or norm that guides conduct. Thus, any factual situation calling for a decision might be thought of as raising two questions: first, what rules apply to these facts; second, what decision should be made if...
rulemaking
The rulemaking process refers to the regulation-creating mechanisms employed by administrative agencies. There are three branches of government: the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. The executive branch carries out the laws...
Rules Enabling Act of 1934
The Rules Enabling Act of 1934 is the legislative act that granted the Supreme Court of the United States the power to establish rules for federal courts.
Congress passed the Rules Enabling Act in 1934, giving the Supreme...
rules of court
Rules of court are a set of procedural regulations adopted by courts which must be followed by parties and their lawyers on matters within the court’s jurisdiction. These rules are often classified into different categories, such as criminal...
scintilla
Scintilla is Latin for "spark." The word scintilla is only used in the metaphorical meaning of "spark" in English: meaning a hint or trace of something that barely suggests its presence.
In common law, the “scintilla of...
secondary liability
Secondary liability is the liability that arises from the original or primary liability. It is the legal responsibility assigned to a party due to their relationship with the primary wrongdoer, rather than their own direct actions. In general...
seizure
Seizure is when the government or its agent removes property from an individual's possession following unlawful activity or to satisfy a judgment entered by the court.
Seizure of property is a common remedy in a legal action...
sequestration
Sequestration is the process of temporarily removing property from its possessor under the process of law. The final decision is contingent on the outcome of a judicial dispute between multiple parties who claim ownership. As a form of...