Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Board of Immigration Appeals.
The highest administrative tribunal for matters arising under U.S. immigration law, charged with hearing appeals from the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 0 The Board is made up of five permanent members appointed by the Attorney General and two immigration judges who serve on a temporary basis. Most cases are heard by panels of two permanent judges and one temporary judge. - Also termed Immigration Appeals Board.
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
A quasi judicial body that reviews rejected patent applications and determines priority between rival patent applicants. See INTERFERENCE (2).
Board of Tax Appeals.
See TAX COURT, U.S.
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.
Court of Civil Appeals
An intermediate appellate court in some states, such as Alabama and (formerly) Texas.
Court of Criminal Appeals
1. For each armed service, an intermediate appellate court that reviews court-martial decisions. ( The court was established by the Military Justice Act of 1968. 10 USCA §§ 859-876. - Formerly termed Court of Military Review (abbr. CMR). 2. In some jurisdictions, such as Texas and Oklahoma, the highest appellate court that hears criminal cases.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Hist. An Article III court created in 1929 to hear appeals in customs and patent cases. ( This court was abolished in 1982 and was superseded by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Court of Errors and Appeals
Hist. Formerly, the court of last resort in New Jersey and New York. - Also termed High Court of Errors and Appeals.
Court of Military Appeals
See UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES.
Court of Veterans Appeals, U.S
See UNITED STATES COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS.
Customs and Patent Appeals, Court of
See COURT OF CUSTOMS AND PATENT APPEALS.
Emergency Court of Appeals.
A temporary court, established during World War II, whose purpose is to review wage- and price-control matters.
High Court of Errors and Appeals.
See COURT OF ERRORS AND APPEALS.
Immigration Appeals Board.
See BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS. imminent danger. See DANGER (1).
Interlocutory Appeals Act
A federal statute, enacted in 1958, that grants discretion to a U.S. court of appeals to review an interlocutory order in a civil case if the trial judge states in writing that the order involves a controlling question of law on which there is substantial ground for difference of opinion, and that an immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the termination of the litigation. 28 USCA § 1292(b).
Lord Justice of Appeal
A judge of the English Court of Appeal. = Often shortened to lord justice. - Abbr. L.J. (or, in pl., either LL.J. or L.JJ.).
Lord of Appeal
A member of the House of Lords, of whom at least three must be present for the hearing and determination of appeals, and including the Lord Chancellor, the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, and the peers that have held high judicial offices, such as ex-chancellors and judges of the superior court in Great Britain and Ireland.
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
A person appointed and salaried to aid the House of Lords in the hearing of appeals. ( These lords rank as barons for life, and sit and vote in the House of Lords even after retirement.
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 §§ 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.
United States Court of Veterans Appeals
A federal appellate court that has exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals. ( The Court was created in 1988, and appeals from its decisions are to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. - Abbr. CVA.
Veterans Appeals US Court of:
See UNITED STATES COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS.
agreed statement on appeal
see agrecti srorement of facts under statement of fact
appeal
ub. to seek review (from a lower court's decision) by a higher court <petitioner appeals the conviction>. - appealability, n.
appeal as of right
see appeal by right under appeal.
appeal bond
see bond (2).
appeal by application
an appeal for which permission must first be obtained from the reviewing court. - also termed appeal by leave.
appeal by leave
see appeal by application under appeal.
appeal by right
an appeal to a higher court from which permission need not be first obtained. - also termed appeal as of right; appeal of right.
appeal court
see appellate court under court.
appeal de novo
an appeal in which the appellate court uses the trial court's record but reviews the evidence and law without deference to the trial court's rulings. - also termed de novo review.
appeal in forma pauperis
see appeal.
appeal of felony
hist. a procedure by which a person accused another of a crime, demanded proof of innocence by wager of battle, or informed against an accomplice. - also termed appellum de felonia.
appeal of right
see appeal by right under appeal.
appealable decision
A decree or order that is sufficiently final to receive appellate review (such as an order granting summary judgment), or an interlocutory decree or order that is immediately appealable, usu. by statute (such as an order denying immunity to a police officer in a civil-rights suit). - Also termed reuiewable issue. See COLLATERAL-ORDER DOCTRINE.
appealer.
archaic. appellant.
appeals council
a commission that hears appeals of rulings by administrative-law judges in social-security matters.
appeals court
see appellate court under court.
application for leave to appeal
a motion requesting an appellate court to hear a party's appeal from a judgment when the party has no appeal by right or when the party's time limit for an appeal by right has expired. ( the reviewing court has discretion whether to grant or reject such a motion
board of zoning appeals.
See ADJUSTMENT BOARD.
claim of appeal
See NOTICE OF APPEAL
consolidated appeal
an appeal in which two or more parties, whose interests were similar enough to make a joinder practicable, proceed as a single appellant.