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In the civil law. An adjudication. The judgment of the court that the subject matter is the property of one of the litigants; confirmation of title by judgment, Mackeld. Rom. Law, … [Read more...] about ADJUDICATIO

Lying near or close to; contiguous. The difference between adjacent and adjoining seems to be that the former implies that the two objects are not widely separated, though they may not actually touch, while adjoining imports that they are so joined or united to each other that no third object intervenes. People v. Keechler, 194 111 235, 62 N. E. 525; Hanifen v. Armitage (C. C.) … [Read more...] about ADJACENT

The act where a dispute is resolved or a decision rendered. It may also refer to a judicial decision or a ruling. Adjudication refers to the legal process by which a judge, arbitrator or other trier of fact reviews evidence, hears arguments and legal reasoning of the opposing parties to reach a binding decision which determines the rights and obligations between the parties to … [Read more...] about ADJUDICATION

Proof that is sufficient for the purpose of showing that something did or did not occur. … [Read more...] about ADEQUATE EVIDENCE

The aggregate of rules of procedure or practice. As opposed to that body of law which the courts are established to administer, (called "substantive law,") it means the rules according to which the substantive law is administered. That part of the law which provides a method for enforcing or maintaining rights, or obtaining redress for their invasion. … [Read more...] about ADJECTIVE LAW