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A certificate of interest, or certificate of interested parties, is a required document in some federal appellate courts, namely the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, to determine whether a judge should 

Overview

Certiorari simply defined is a “writ” by which a higher court (such as an appellate court) reviews some lower court’s decision (such as a district court). 

• appellate jurisdiction
• Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
• appellate practice
• Supreme Court
• certiorari

Cf. is an abbreviation for the Latin word confer, meaning "compare."  Cf. is a signal indicating that the cited source supports a different claim (proposition) than the one just made, that it is worthwhile to compare the two claims and assess the difference.

Challenge has two major definitions in the legal context:

A challenge for cause is a request to disqualify a potential juror for specific reasons. Typical reasons include an acquaintanceship with either of the parties, prior knowledge that would prevent impartial evaluation of the evidence presented in court, bias, obvious

A challenge to the array is defined as a challenge that seeks to disqualify an entire jury panel assembled up until that current point.

• jury selection

Chambers are the private rooms where judges may hear matters, transact business, or have legal discussions with lawyers in private, it is usually used in the plural in this sense. If a trial is “in chambers,” it means that the trial happens in a courtroom without the public, newspaper reporters, etc. 

A chamber is also a hall for the meetings of a deliberative, legislative, or judicial body. 

A chance verdict (also known as a gambling verdict) refers to a verdict that is reached not through deliberation or understanding, but through chance. Thus, in a close case without the agreement of the jury, some jurors might wish to flip a coin and let fate determine the winner of the cas

In the context of transportation; channels are the highways, waterways, and air traffic of the country.

See also: Instrumentalities

[Last reviewed in July of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]

• constitutional law

Chapter 11 bankruptcy is the formal process that allows debtors and creditors to resolve the problem of the debtor’s financial shortcomings through a reorganization plan. See Tamir v.