Across
- 3. blocked
- 4. a crime for which the maximum possible punishment is either death or imprisonment for 1 year or more
- 8. (latin) in contract law, an approach to conflicts of law whereby the law of the state where the contract was to have been performed is the law applied
- 10. a wrongful act for which the law provides a remedy, typically in the form of monetary damages
- 11. There must be an actual, full-blown dispute.
- 16. Freedom from prosecution for a crime.
- 17. Requires return of specific real property in the defendant's possession
- 18. a system of enforceable rules adopted by a controlling body to govern the conduct of a society
- 19. A remedy whereby a contract is canceled and the parties are returned to the positions they occupied before the contract was made.
- 20. the matter must present an actual controversy for the Supreme Court to hear the matter
- 21. a type of immunity insulating nonprofit organizations from tort liability; most states have restricted this type of immunity
- 24. a written document which provides the fundamental source of law within a particular geographic region, and it establishes the basic principles and structure under which a government must operate
- 25. A doctrine under which certain federal laws take precedence over, conflicting state or local laws.
- 26. a word used to describe statutes of limitations being put on hold by infancy, insanity, imprisonment, court order, fraudulent concealment by a fiduciary, etc.
- 27. A law passed by a legislature.
- 29. An increasingly popular process that occurs when parties try to resolve disagreements outside of the usual adversarial system by using creative settlement techniques.
- 34. a crime for which the maximum possible punishment is either a fine or imprisonment for less than one year
- 36. A party's rights must be personally and immediately affected by the issues in the suit
- 37. A method of settling disputes outside of court by using the services of a neutral third party, called a mediator. The mediator acts as a communicating agent between the parties and suggests ways in which the parties can resolve their dispute.
- 38. A court order directing someone to do something or to refrain from doing something
Down
- 1. Relates to the recognition of the public acts of one nation by another nation.
- 2. Consists of those legal rules which focus on the rights and duties of individuals in relation to each other
- 3. When a party does not perform as agreed
- 5. A regulation enacted by a city or county legislative body that becomes part of that state's statutory law.
- 6. A court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts.
- 7. a case in which there are no applicable statutes and no precedents in the case law of the jurisdiction
- 8. (latin) in contract law, an approach to a conflict of law whereby the law of the state where the suit is filed will be the law followed
- 9. A more formal method of ADR in which the parties submit their dispute to a neutral 3rd party, the arbitrator, who renders a decision, which is usually legally binding, depending on the circumstances
- 12. a trial that is divided into two parts, providing separate hearings for different issues in the same lawsuit
- 13. An action to recover possession of personal property.
- 14. Same force of law as statutes
- 15. Courts that determine whether lower courts have made errors of law.
- 22. An issue has become irrelevant or academic at any stage of the proceeding, including appeal.
- 23. A court-ordered correction of a written contract so it reflects the true intentions of the parties
- 28. the power or authority of a court to hear a specific case
- 29. a type of opinion issued by court/commission, doesn't adjudicate specific case, but on constitutionality/interpretation of law.
- 30. An equitable remedy under which a person is restored to his or her original position prior to loss or injury, or placed in the position he or she would have been in had the breach not occurred.
- 31. an attempt to overthrow the government
- 32. "The substitution of one party for another whose debt the party pays, entitling the paying party to rights, remedies, or securities that would otherwise belong to the debtor.
- 33. The relief given to an innocent party to enforce a right or compensate for the violation of a right.
- 35. is the geographical location in which an action is tried and from which the jury is selected
- 39. an enforceable agreement between two or more parties which is comprised of an offer, an acceptance, and consideration