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A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state, judge, [1] royal figure, or other relevant authorities, according to certain procedures. These procedures are usually defined by the constitution , Legislative laws , or customary laws of a government .
Consent decree. A consent decree is an agreement or settlement that resolves a dispute between two parties without admission of guilt (in a criminal case) or liability (in a civil case ). Most often it is such a type of settlement in the United States. [1] [2] The plaintiff and the defendant ask the court to enter into their agreement, and the ...
Treason is defined on the federal level in Article III, Section 3 of the United States Constitution as "only in levying War against [the United States], or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort." Most state constitutions include similar definitions of treason, specifically limited to levying war against the state, "adhering ...
In the United States, the law for murder varies by jurisdiction. In many US jurisdictions there is a hierarchy of acts, known collectively as homicide, of which first-degree murder and felony murder [1] are the most serious, followed by second-degree murder and, in a few states, third-degree murder, which in other states is divided into voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter such ...
Legal death. Legal death is the recognition under the law of a particular jurisdiction that a person is no longer alive. [ 1 ] In most cases, a doctor's declaration of death (variously called) or the identification of a corpse is a legal requirement for such recognition. A person who has been missing for a sufficiently long period of time ...
e. Legal separation (sometimes judicial separation, separate maintenance, divorce a mensa et thoro, or divorce from bed-and-board) is a legal process by which a married couple may formalize a de facto separation while remaining legally married. A legal separation is granted in the form of a court order. In cases where children are involved, a ...
Common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions. [2] [3] [4] The defining characteristic of common law is that it arises as precedent.
A decree nisi or rule nisi (from Latin nisi 'unless') is a court order that will come into force at a future date unless a particular condition is met. [1] Unless the condition is met, the ruling becomes a decree absolute ( rule absolute ), and is binding. [2] Typically, the condition is that an adversely affected party provide satisfactory ...