equitable abstention doctrine
- equitable abstention doctrine
Black's law dictionary.
HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A..
1990.
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equitable abstention doctrine — A court may refrain from exercising jurisdiction which it possesses in the interest of comity between courts and between states as in the case of actions involving the affairs of a foreign corporation or foreign land. Doctrine also applies to… … Black's law dictionary
abstention doctrine — Doctrine of abstention permits a federal court, in the exercise of its discretion, to relinquish jurisdiction where necessary to avoid needless conflict with the administration by a state of its own affairs. Surowitz v. New York City Emp.… … Black's law dictionary
abstention doctrine — Doctrine of abstention permits a federal court, in the exercise of its discretion, to relinquish jurisdiction where necessary to avoid needless conflict with the administration by a state of its own affairs. Surowitz v. New York City Emp.… … Black's law dictionary
abstention doctrine — n. A policy that allows federal courts to relinquish jurisdiction over a matter and allow a state court to decide a federal constitutional question or a matter of state law. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of… … Law dictionary
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