COMMON-NUCLEUS-OF-OPERATIVE-FACT TEST

common-nucleus-of-operative-fact test.The doctrine that a federal court will have pendent jurisdiction over state-law claims that arise from the same facts as the federal claims providing a basis for subject-matter jurisdiction. [Cases: Federal Courts  14.] “The modern doctrine of pendent jurisdiction, as announced by the Supreme Court in United Mine Workers v. Gibbs (1966), is much broader….…

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COMMON MARKET

common market.See MARKET. Common Market.The European Economic Community. • Common Market is a colloquial term — not a formal designation. See EUROPEAN UNION. [Blacks Law 8th]

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