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matter in controversy — 1. : fact in controversy 2. a. : the case in controversy : the subject matter of litigation : the case with the issues of law or of fact stated b. : the monetary value involved in a case and the pecuniary consequenc … Useful english dictionary
matter in controversy — The subject of the litigation; the matter for which suit is brought and upon which the trial of the action proceeds. Lee v Watson (US) 1 Wall 337, 17 L Ed 557. The claim presented on the record of a case in court to the legal consideration of the … Ballentine's law dictionary
matter — mat·ter n 1: a subject of consideration, disagreement, or litigation: as a: a legal case, dispute, or issue a matter within the court s jurisdiction often used in titles of legal proceedings matter of Doe see also in re b … Law dictionary
matter in dispute — matter in dispute: matter in controversy at matter Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. matter in dispute … Law dictionary
matter — Substantial facts forming basis of claim or defense; facts material to issue; substance as distinguished from form; transaction, event, occurrence; subject matter of controversy. See issue material fact matter in issue subject matter @ matter in… … Black's law dictionary
matter — Substantial facts forming basis of claim or defense; facts material to issue; substance as distinguished from form; transaction, event, occurrence; subject matter of controversy. See issue material fact matter in issue subject matter @ matter in… … Black's law dictionary
controversy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, major ▪ bitter, fierce (esp. BrE), heated, intense, raging ▪ g … Collocations dictionary
matter in issue — In the usual sense, the question or questions of fact presented by the pleadings. Within the meaning of the rule that a judgment is only conclusive upon the matter which was directly in issue upon the former trial, the matter in issue is that… … Ballentine's law dictionary
matter in dispute — Same as matter in controversy … Ballentine's law dictionary
controversy — con·tro·ver·sy / kän trə ˌvər sēBrit alsokən trä vər sē/ n pl sies 1: a state of dispute or disagreement suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars U.S. Constitution amend. VII 2: a civil action involving a… … Law dictionary
