(US, legal) A motion to dismiss a case in the interest of justice.
(US, legal) A motion to dismiss a case in the interest of justice.
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(US, legal) A special motion in limine raised before or during trial, to exclude the presentation of unqualified evidence to the jury.
(US, legal) A legal motion through which a person or entity who has not been named as a party to a case seeks to have the court order that they be made a party.
A formal dismissal from a situation.
(US, law) A judicial doctrine to strike down the claim of a party in the civil forfeiture action who had absconded on the criminal case.
A writ for moving records from one court to another.