Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Court of Appeal
An English court of civil and criminal appellate jurisdiction established by the Judicature Acts of 1873 and( 1875. The court is made up of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, Master of the Rolls, President of the Family Division, Vice-Chancellor of the Chancery Division, former Lord Chancellors, Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, and Lords Justices of Appeal. In practice it is made up of the Master of Rolls and the Lords Justices. It sits in several divisions, each having three members.
Court of Appeal in Chancery
Hist. An English court of intermediate appeal in equity cases, established in 1851 and abolished in 1873-1875, when its jurisdiction was transferred to the Court of Appeal.
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
See UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
See UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT.
Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture
Hist. A court responsible for reviewing state-court decisions concerning British ships captured by American privateers during the War of Independence. ( The Court was established by Congress under the Articles of Confederation and served as the chief U.S. court from 1780 to 1787. It was the first federal court in the United States.
Court of Appeals, U.S
See UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS.
Emergency Court of Appeals.
A temporary court, established during World War II, whose purpose is to review wage- and price-control matters.
Supreme Court of Appeals
The highest court in West Virginia.
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals
A special U.S. court created in 1971 with exclusive jurisdiction over appeals from federal district courts concerning price and other economic controls begun in the 1950s and 1960s. a The court consists of eight district and circuit judges appointed by the Chief Justice. Although called "temporary," the court was still active through the end of the 20th century. - Abbr. TECA.
United States Court of Appeals
A federal appellate court having jurisdiction to hear cases in one of the 13 judicial circuits of the United States (the First Circuit through the Eleventh Circuit, plus the District of Columbia Circuit and the Federal Circuit). - Also termed circuit court.
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
The primary civilian appellate tribunal responsible for reviewing court-martial convictions from all the military services. 10 USCA ยงยง 941-950. - Formerly also termed Court of Military Appeals.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
An intermediate-level appellate court with jurisdiction to hear appeals in patent cases, various actions against the United States to recover damages, cases from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and some administrative agencies. ( The Court originated in the 1982 merger of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and the U.S. Court of Claims (although the trial jurisdiction of the Court of Claims was given to a new U.S. Claims Court). - Abbr. Fed. Cir.
court of appeals
1. An intermediate appellate court. - Also termed (as in California and England) court of appeal. 2. In New York and Maryland, the highest appellate court within the jurisdiction.
law court of appeals
Hist. An appellate tribunal, formerly existing in South Carolina, for hearing appeals from the courts of law.