Forum shopping
Forum shopping is THIS.
FORUM SHOPPING IS the practice of choosing the court likely to provide the most favorable result.
What is "helping" to commit a criminal offence called?
AIDING AND ABETTING
to QUASH a decision
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If you sleep around (=are unfaithful to your lawful wedded husband or wife), you commit this.
You commit ADULTERY/INFIDELITY or HAVE AN EXTRAMARRITAL AFFAIR.
If a decision is not upheld, it is ...
OVERTURNED/QUASHED
Name 2 bars (not krčma! :D)
Bar of matter pending (lis pendens)
Bar of matter judged (res judicata)
What is the English for mens rea and actus reus?
actus reus - GUILTY ACT
parental ALIENATION
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You can do THESE to a marriage/wedlock/matrimony.
You ENTER INTO marriage, you ANNUL marriage, and you DISSOLVE marriage.
A wide discretion can also be called THIS.
wide MARGIN OF APPRECIATION.
One can do THIS to an enforcement order (name at least 2 verbs)
One can SEEK an enforcement order, AFFIRM an enforcement order and CONTEST an enforcement order.
If it is not INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, but it was planned before, there was some MALICIOUS INTENT, we call it THIS.
PREMEDITATED MURDER
parental ABDUCTION
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Name at least 2 types of divorce.
CONTESTED divorce, UNCONTESTED divorce, AMICABLE and CONSENSUAL divorce
What is a BINDING JUDGEMENT?
It cannot be changed.
When the proceedings last unreasonably and unnecessarily long, there is THIS.
UNDUE DELAY
What is TRANSFERRED MALICE?
The intention to harm one individual accidentally causes a second person to be hurt instead, the perpetrator is still held responsible
to ALLEGE a violation/disproportionality
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Name at least 3 terms concerning spousal financial matters.
Community property (=matrimonial property), spousal support (maintenance), financial settlement.
There are THESE 2 kinds of opinions (when they agree and when they disagree)
One can do THESE things to an appeal (name at least 4)
One can FILE/LODGE an appeal, ADMIT an appeal, DISMISS an appeal, and GRANT an APPEAL.
What is JOINT ENTERPRISE?
A legal doctrine - the participants in a criminal enterprise ARE LIABLE for all that results from that enterprise.
law, court, OFFENCE
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Name at least 4 types of custody (except for LEGAL and PHYSICAL)
JOINT custody
SPLIT custody
SHARED custody
NESTING custody
RESIDENTIAL custody
THIS is awarded to those whose rights have been violated.
JUST SATISFACTION/(compensation)