justiciable
Fit for court
Justiciable describes a matter suitable for resolution by a court.
A dispute is justiciable when it presents a concrete legal question that judges can actually decide, rather than a political question or abstract grievance.
Courts dismiss cases as non-justiciable when they lack standing, ripeness, or present issues better left to other branches of government: The court ruled the redistricting challenge was not justiciable.
Civil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
adjudicate · docket · testimony · evidence · judgment · bench · appellate · injunction
Guaranteed judicial fairness
- legal protectionRights enforceable by law
- redressCompensation for injury
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
enforceability · legal standing · civil liberties · constitutional · entitlement · discrimination · equal protection · fundamental rights
Civil court proceeding
- complaintExpression of discontent
- pleadingsFormal litigation documents
- discoveryAct of finding something
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
summons · sue · settlement · damages · arbitration · cause of action · litigant · petitioner
plaintiff
Civil case initiator
hearing · adjudicate · docket · testimony · evidence · judgment · bench · appellate · injunction · remedy
due process
Guaranteed judicial fairness
- legal protectionRights enforceable by law
- redressCompensation for injury
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
grievance · enforceability · legal standing · civil liberties · constitutional · entitlement · discrimination · equal protection · fundamental rights · violation
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- complaintExpression of discontent
- pleadingsFormal litigation documents
- discoveryAct of finding something
deposition · summons · sue · settlement · damages · arbitration · cause of action · litigant · petitioner · respondent
justiciableunreviewable
Not subject to reconsideration
moot · unripe · advisory · abstract · hypothetical