final decision — n. A decision by the court that ends a dispute between parties and settles their respective rights, preventing further litigation of the matter unless it is reversed or set aside; also called a final judgment. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx … Law dictionary
final decision or judgment — One which leaves nothing open to further dispute and which sets at rest cause of action between parties. One which settles rights of parties respecting the subject matter of the suit and which concludes them until it is reversed or set aside. In… … Black's law dictionary
final decision or judgment — One which leaves nothing open to further dispute and which sets at rest cause of action between parties. One which settles rights of parties respecting the subject matter of the suit and which concludes them until it is reversed or set aside. In… … Black's law dictionary
final decision — noun a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment • Syn: ↑final judgment • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑judgment, ↑judgem … Useful english dictionary
final decision rule — Appeals to federal courts of appeals from U.S. district courts must be from final decisions of district courts. 28 U.S.C.A. No. 1291. In other words, the courts of appeals lack jurisdiction over nonfinal judgments. The object of this restriction… … Black's law dictionary
final decision rule — Appeals to federal courts of appeals from U.S. district courts must be from final decisions of district courts. 28 U.S.C.A. No. 1291. In other words, the courts of appeals lack jurisdiction over nonfinal judgments. The object of this restriction… … Black's law dictionary
final decision on the merits — A determination of the merits of a cause which will, in due time, by operation of law, lead to a final judgment in the cause. Fisher v Sun Underwriters Ins. Co. 55 RI 175, 179 A 702, 103 ALR 1097 … Ballentine's law dictionary
final — fi‧nal [ˈfaɪnl] adjective 1. [only before a noun] the last in a series of things, actions, or events: • An official announcement was expected following a final meeting at the tyre manufacturer s Milan headquarters. • The US based company is… … Financial and business terms
final — fi·nal adj 1: ending a court action or proceeding leaving nothing further to be determined by the court or to be done except execution of the judgment but not precluding appeal used of an order, decision, judgment, decree, determination, or… … Law dictionary
final judgment — see judgment 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. final judgment … Law dictionary
