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Common Legal Terms - This phrase, endorsed by a grand jury on the written indictment submitted to it for its approval, means that the evidence was found insufficient to indict.
US District Court - Northern District of NY - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: Corpus juris civilis, Directed verdict, Grand Jury, Hung jury, Indictment, Judgment as a matter of law, Jury, Mistrial, petit jury (or trial jury), Polling the jury, Presentment, Verdict
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Common Legal Terms - A civil case in which parties may resolve their dispute without a formal finding of error or fault.
US District Court - Northern District of NY - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: Alternative dispute resolution, appellee, Arbitrator, Conciliation, Escrow, ex parte, Ex parte proceeding, issue, Mediation, Right of way, Settlement
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Common Legal Terms - A act which gives government agencies the right to promulgate standards and regulations relating to abatement of noise emissions, i.e., requirement that automobiles and like vehicles must have mufflers.
US District Court - Northern District of NY - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: Clean air acts, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Register, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), Licensing boards, Malfeasance, Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), Per annum, Public Service Commission, Zoning Commission
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Common Legal Terms - Not.
US District Court - Northern District of NY - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: A maximis ad minima, Ad finem, Admortization, Adversus, Agenda, Alibi, Ante, Bequeath, Bequests, Cum, de novo, ET, Ex dono, ex officio, In actu, In extenso, In situ, Infra, Ipse, Merger, Per viam, Sans recours, Totum
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Common Legal Terms - Trial before the court but without a jury. In a non-jury trial, the court is the finder of both the law and the facts.
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Common Legal Terms - Note well.
US District Court - Northern District of NY - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: Ad libitum (Abbr. ad lib), Alii, Anno Domini (Abbr. A.D.), Et alii (Abbr. et al.), Et sequentia (Abbr. et seq.), Et uxor (Abbr. et ux.), Ex relatione (Abbr. ex rel.), Ibidem (Abbr. Ib., ib., Ibid., or ibid.), Id est (Abbr. i.e.), Idem (Abbr. Id.), Locus sigilli (Abbr. L.S.), Opere citato (Abbr. op. cit.), Scilicet (Abbr. scil.), Sequitur (Abbr. seq.), Versus (Abbr. v. or vs.)