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Laws which establish procedure and rules in court and the court system and the manner in which matters are conducted. … [Read more...] about PROCEDURAL LAW

This word is commonly opposed to the sum of legal principles constituting the substance of the law, and denotes the body of rules, whether of practice or of pleading, whereby rights are effectuated through the successful application of the proper remedies. It is also generally distinguished from the law of evidence. The law of procedure is what is now commonly termed by jurists … [Read more...] about PROCEDURE

A stipulation not to proceed against a party is an agreement not to sue. To sue a man is to proceed against him. … [Read more...] about PROCEED

A judge who sits on the bench temporarily in place of an absent judge. … [Read more...] about PRO TEM JUDGE

The act of proving; evidence; proof. Also trial; test; the time of novitiate. Used in the latter sense in the monastic orders. In modern criminal administration, allowing a person convicted of some minor offense (particularly Juvenile offenders) to go at large, under a susi>ension of sentence, during good behavior, and generally under the supervision or guardianship of a … [Read more...] about PROBATION