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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — n. A compilation of rules created by the Supreme Court in 1938 that govern the procedure used in civil cases in U.S. district courts, which have been used as a model for procedure by most state courts. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx… … Law dictionary
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) are rules governing civil procedure in United States district (federal) courts, that is, court procedures for civil suits. The FRCP are promulgated by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to the… … Wikipedia
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — Body of procedural rules which govern all civil actions in U.S. District Courts and after which most states have modeled their own rules of civil procedure. These rules were promulgated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1938 under power granted by… … Black's law dictionary
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — Body of procedural rules which govern all civil actions in U.S. District Courts and after which most states have modeled their own rules of civil procedure. These rules were promulgated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1938 under power granted by… … Black's law dictionary
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure — The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure are the procedural rules that govern how federal criminal prosecutions are conducted in United States district courts, the general trial courts of the U.S. government. As such, they are the companion to the … Wikipedia
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure — The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) are a set of rules, promulgated by the Supreme Court of the United States on recommendation of an advisory committee, to govern procedures in cases in the United States Courts of Appeals. The… … Wikipedia
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure — The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (abbreviated Fed. R. Bankr. P. or FRBP) are a set of rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of the United States under the Rules Enabling Act, directing procedures in the United States bankruptcy courts.… … Wikipedia
Rules of Civil Procedure — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure govern procedure in the U.S. district courts in all suits of a civil nature whether cognizable as cases at law or in equity or in admiralty with some exceptions. Fed.R.Civil P. 1. Such Rules also govern adversary… … Black's law dictionary
rules of civil procedure — The official terminology in many jurisdictions for rules of practice in civil cases. See Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; rules of practice … Ballentine's law dictionary
Civil procedure in the United States — consists of the rules of civil procedure that govern procedure in the federal courts, the 50 state court systems, and in the territorial courts. Like much of American law, civil procedure is not reserved to the federal government in the… … Wikipedia
