Legal dictionaries - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

October/November 2020 PLS 1501 Introduction to Western Philosophy 100 Marks Duration: 24 Hours This paper consists of 2 pages including this cover page. Instructions: Your exam consists of 3 QUESTIONS. SECTION A which consists of ONE QUESTION is COMPULSORY and counts 50 marks You can choose to answer ANY TWO of the FOUR QUESTIONS under SECTION B All 3 answers must be submitted as part of A SINGLE word file/ text DOCUMENT. Please remember to download the plagiarism declara...

The Erie Doctrine correct answers Mandates that a federal court resolving a dispute in a diversity case has a constitutional duty to apply the substantive law of the state horizontal stare decisis (TX and Fed) correct answers refers to a court adhering to its own precedent. In Texas, only High Courts overrule precedent. SCOTUS strictly adheres to previous decisions. But highest federal/state courts can overrule itself. (5th Circuit) Prior Erie Predictions vs. State Int. Court Rulings corre...

Know how to use ALWD to know which regional reporter covers each state - Answer-look to Appendix 1 Relative Weight b/w Authorities - Primary, Secondary, Mandatory, Persuasive - Answer-- Primary sources articulate the law (constitutions, statutes, cases, agency decisions or regulations) - Primary sources can be MANDATORY (refers to the cases, statutes, or regulations that the court MUST follow b/c it's binding on the court) or PERSUASIVE (cases, statutes, regulations, or secondary sourc...

methods of representing designs - Answer data dictionaries, object descriptions, mock-ups and pseudocode processing features of a programming language - Answer instructions, procedures, methods, functions and control structures techniques for searching - Answer linear and binary techniques for checking that modules meet design specifications - Answer test data and trace tables purposes and characteristics of internal documentation - Answer comments and meaningful names ...

Communicative Autonomy The capacity of each party in an encounter to be responsible for and in control of his or her own communication. Communicative Autonomy Means our capacity to be responsible for and in control of our own communication. Purpose of Interpreting To support communicative autonomy. Interpreters do so by facilitating communication among parties who do not share a common language. Community Interpreting A specialization of interpreting that facilitates acc...

Legal Research & Writing Exam Questions With Correct Answers Types of Primary Authorities (*almost always binding) - answerCase law Constitutions Statutes Administrative agency opinions Executive orders Treaties Ordinances Types of Secondary Authorities (persuasive) - answerLegal encyclopedias Annotations Legal periodicals Dictionaries Attorney general opinions Restatement Treatises Secondary authority is: A. The law itself B. Not the law but comments on or explains the law C. R...

BLAW211 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers the literal rule - Answer-where words are given their ordinary literal meaning. The golden rule - Answer-Avoid absurdity Mischief rule - Answer-What is the act trying to prevent? Purposive approach - Answer-look at the purpose of the legislation and interpret accordingly Eusdem Generis - Answer-Things of the same kind Noscitur a sociis - Answer-a word known by its neighbour (by association) Statutory interpretation presumptio...

Medical Interpreter FINAL Exam (2023/2024) Graded A+ Medical Interpreting Interpreting for patients, their families and service providers in healthcare Community interpreting A specialization of interpreting that facilitates access to community services. List the minimum requirements for a medical interpreter to practice in the United States? 1. Be 18 years old. 2. Have a high school or secondary school diploma or equivalent. 3. Have proof of language proficiency. 4. Have a certificate for 40...

Community Interpreting A specialization that facilitates access to community resources Medical Interpreting Interpreting for patients, their families, providers to facilitate access to healthcare Communicative Autonomy The capacity of each party in the encounter to be responsible for and control their own communication Which area of interpreting has become more professional Medical Requirements to become certified 1. 18 years old 2. HS grad 3. Proof of language p...

Paralegal cannot . . . - correct answer (1) Represent a client in court; (2) offer legal advice; (3) undertake representation of a client; or (4) set fees The American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct and Model Guidelines for the Utilization of Legal Assistant Services - correct answer Basis for State Rules North Carolina State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct - correct answer Governs attorneys who supervise paralegals Unauthorized practice of law - correct answer...