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CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
continuing legal education. 1. The process or system through which lawyers extend their learning beyond their law-school studies, usu. by attending seminars designed to sharpen lawyering skills or to provide updates on legal developments within particular practice areas. • In some jurisdictions, lawyers have annual or biennial require-ments to devote a given number of hours…
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continuing-jurisdiction doctrine. 1. The rule that a court retains power to enter and enforce a judgment over a party even though that party is no longer subject to a new action. [Cases: Courts 30. C.J.S. Courts §§ 71–73.] 2.Family law. The rule that once a court has acquired jurisdiction over a child-custody or support case, that…
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continuing jurisdiction.See JURISDICTION. [Blacks Law 8th]
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continuing judicial education.Continuing legal education for judges, usu. organized and sponsored by a go-vernmentally subsidized body and often involving topics such as judicial writing, efficient decision-making, caseload management, and the like. — Abbr. CJE. [Blacks Law 8th]
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continuing injury.See INJURY. [Blacks Law 8th]
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continuing harm.See continuing injury under INJURY. [Blacks Law 8th]
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continuing guaranty.See GUARANTY. [Blacks Law 8th]
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continuing damages.See DAMAGES. [Blacks Law 8th]
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continuing covenant.See COVENANT(1). [Blacks Law 8th]
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continuing contract.See CONTRACT. [Blacks Law 8th]
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