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test

In the context of jurisprudence, a test is the standard of evaluating a claim to determine the resolution. To apply a legal test, one must apply the facts in light of the elements needed to satisfy the relevant legal test. Famous examples of...

test case

Test cases refer to legal actions brought with the intention of challenging or receiving clarification on a present law. The strategy usually involves creating a “controversy” to get into a court that otherwise would not lead to a legal...

testatrix

Testatrix is an antiquated term used for a female testator. The term testator is now used regardless of gender identity.

[Last updated in March of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]

testing-the-waters

Testing-the-waters refers to issuers gauging market interest in their public offering by communicating with certain institutional investors prior to filing a registration statement.

Under Sections 5 and 2(a)(3) of the...

textualism

Textualism is a method of statutory interpretation that asserts that a statute should be interpreted according to its plain meaning and not according to the intent of the legislature, the statutory purpose, or the legislative history.

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The Bluebook

The Bluebook, formally known as The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation is a style guide that sets forth the most widely used legal citation system in the United States, i. e., how U.S. legal documents are cited in legal memoranda, court...

thereafter

Thereafter means later, or afterward. It is often used as a transition word when referencing chronological events.

For example, in the case of Forsyth v. Humana (1997), the procedural history is described as: “On July 1,...

thereinafter

Thereinafter means coming later in the same thing. Thereinafter often refers to sections of text in a larger work.

The Supreme Court case of Loughborough v. Blake (1820) states “The 8th section of the 1st article gives to...

Tinker v. Des Moines

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School Systems (1969) was a Supreme Court case famous as a foundational case on protecting first amendment rights of students at publicly funded schools. The case arose when school administrators...

title (legislation)

In Reference to a Code:

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 four titles,...

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