SUBSTITUTE DEFENDANT

When another party is subsituted for an existing defendant to a lawsuit. … [Read more...] about SUBSTITUTE DEFENDANT

contracts. One placed under another to transact business for him; in letters of attorney, power is generally given to the attorney to nominate and appoint a substitute. 2. Without such power, the authority given to one person cannot in general be delegated to another, because it is a personal trust and confidence, and is not therefore transmissible. The authority is given to … [Read more...] about SUBSTITUTE

Statutory or written law that controls the rights and actions of the all persons within the jurisdiction. The codes of law such as the Penal Code and the Lanham Act governing trademark law are examples of substantive law. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition That part of the law which the courts are established to administer, as opposed to the rules according to which … [Read more...] about SUBSTANTIVE LAW

Evidence that is produced at trial that supports the existence or non-existence of a fact to be determined at trial. This is as opposed to character evidence to bolster the credibility of a witness. … [Read more...] about SUBSTANTIVE EVIDENCE

A constitutional prohibition against the infringement of personal liberties. According to the Fifth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment, the substance and the content of the law must be reasonable and fair and may not be applied against an individual in an arbitrary, unfair or unreasonable fashion. Substantive due process concerns the law. Procedural due process concerns … [Read more...] about SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS