In reference to a code (such as the United States Code), the word title refers to the broad subject heading under which a law is classified. For example, the United States Code is organized into fifty titles, each title...
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trap and trace device
A device or process that records the sources of incoming signals to a specific phone or computer. Often used by law enforcement as the advanced counterpart of Caller ID. A trap and trace device identifies the phone numbers or Internet addresses of...
treasury stock
Treasury stock is a type of stock that has been reacquired by the issuing corporation. While held by the issuer, the stock is considered issued but not outstanding, and is not considered in measuring the value of outstanding common shares....
treatise
A treatise (sometimes termed learned treatise) is an extensive and exhaustive encyclopedia-like book on a specific subject, usually a legal topic; a thorough analysis of a field of law, detailing its principles and rules, and illustrating...
treatment over objection
When a patient is incapable of giving consent by reason of mental illness, a licensed mental health hospital may request permission to administer psychiatric medication over the patient's objection. In some states, the patient must pose a danger to...
trial court
Trial courts are any courts that hear a case first, referred to as courts of original jurisdiction. A trial court makes both findings of fact and law through a full trial expounding the evidence of the case. The findings of law may be...
trial de novo
A trial de novo is a new trial on an entire case, where both questions of fact and issues of law are determined as if there had been no trial in the first instance. A trial de novo is typically used to challenge awards found in arbitration...
trial judge
Trial judge is the judge of a trial court. Cases must be heard by the trial judge before reaching appellate courts. The trial judge will decide motions to dismiss, rule on whether evidence is admissible or not, empanel the jury, preside over...
underwriter
An underwriter is an institutional financial organization that assesses and assumes another party’s risk for a fee. Underwriters operate in the context of (1) securities offerings and (2) insurance.
(1) In the context of...
undue burden
An undue burden arises if the purpose or effect of the state restriction on abortion has placed a substantial obstacle on a someone seeking an abortion of a non-viable fetus. If the person seeking an abortion of a non-viable fetus can prove...