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Common Legal Terms - An official of the judicial branch with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts. Used generically, the term judge may also refer to all judicial officers, including Supreme Court justices.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts - Cite This Source - This Definition - A presiding officer of the court.
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Common Legal Terms - In a case in which the plaintiff has failed to present on the facts of his case proper evidence for jury consideration, the trial judge may order the entry of a verdict without allowing the jury to consider it.
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Common Legal Terms - The authority of a court to review the official actions of other branches of government. Also, the authority to declare unconstitutional the actions of other branches.
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Common Legal Terms - The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case; The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: American Law Reports, Coram, Coram judice, Court of original jurisdiction, Diversity of citizenship, Extradition, federal question jurisdiction, General Jurisdiction, Jurisdiction, Personal, Jurisdiction, Subject Matter, Limited Jurisdiction
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Common Legal Terms - The power or authority of a court to hear and try a case with respect to an individual.
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Common Legal Terms - The power or authority of a court to hear and try a case.
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Common Legal Terms - The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts - Cite This Source - This Definition - The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
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Common Legal Terms - The group of persons selected to hear the evidence in a trial and render a verdict on matters of fact. See also grand jury.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts - Cite This Source - This Definition - A certain number of men and women selected according to law and sworn to try a question of fact or indict a person for public offense.
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Common Legal Terms - A judge's directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: Additur, Bailiff, bench trial, Charge, jury, equitable, evidence, Finding, Instructions, Non-jury trial, Remittitur, Sequester
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Common Legal Terms - Common law.
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