special appearance — n: an appearance by a party in court for the sole purpose of challenging the court s assertion of personal jurisdiction over the party compare general appearance ◇ Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the rules of states that have… … Law dictionary
Special appearance — A special appearance is a term used in the United States law of civil procedure to describe a civil defendant s appearance in the court of another state solely to dispute the personal jurisdiction of the court over that defendant. Prior to the… … Wikipedia
special appearance — noun : an appearance by a party in court for the sole purpose of attacking the jurisdiction of the court (as for lack of effective service or lack of power to adjudge the cause) … Useful english dictionary
appearance — ap·pear·ance n 1: the presentation of oneself in court as a party to or as an attorney for a party to a lawsuit; also: a document filed in court by an attorney declaring his or her representation of a party to a lawsuit see also general… … Law dictionary
special — spe·cial adj 1: distinguished by some unusual quality special circumstances justifying an award of attorney s fees 2: relating to a single thing or class of things: having an individual character or trait owed them a special duty not owed to the… … Law dictionary
appearance — A coming into court as party to a suit, either in person or by attorney, whether as plaintiff or defendant. The formal proceeding by which a defendant submits himself to the jurisdiction of the court. The voluntary submission to a court s… … Black's law dictionary
appearance — A coming into court as party to a suit, either in person or by attorney, whether as plaintiff or defendant. The formal proceeding by which a defendant submits himself to the jurisdiction of the court. The voluntary submission to a court s… … Black's law dictionary
special — Relating to or designating a species, kind, individual, thing, or sort; designed for a particular purpose; confined to a particular purpose, object, person, or class. Unusual, extraordinary. as to special acceptance special administration special … Black's law dictionary
appearance — An outward manifestation. The first act of a defendant in court, being the overt act by which he submits himself to the court s jurisdiction. A formal or informal, direct or implied, written or oral submission by the defendant to the jurisdiction … Ballentine's law dictionary
Special relativity — (SR) (also known as the special theory of relativity or STR) is the physical theory of measurement in inertial frames of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein (after considerable contributions of Hendrik Lorentz and Henri Poincaré) in the … Wikipedia
