Law Dictionary Definitions

federal-juvenile-delinquency jurisdiction.See JURISDICTION.[Blacks Law 8th]

federal jurisdiction.See JURISDICTION.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Judicial Code.The portion (Title 28) of the U.S. Code dealing with the organization, jurisdiction, venue, and procedures of the federal court system, as well as court officers, personnel, and the Department of Justice.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Judicial Center.An agency in the judicial branch of the federal government responsible for researching judicial administration and for training judges and employees of the federal judiciary. • Its director is appointed by a seven-member board presided over by the Chief Justice of the United States. 28 USCA § 620. — Abbr. FJC.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federalist Society.A national association of lawyers, law students, and others committed to conservative and libertarian viewpoints on political and social matters. • The group is based in Washington, D.C. Cf. NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federalist Papers.A series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison (under the pseudonym Publius) expounding on and advocating the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. • Most of the essays were published in 1787 and 1788. — Also termed The Federalist.[Blacks Law 8th]

  federalism. The legal relationship and distribution of power between the national and regional governments within a federal system of government. cooperative federalism.Distribution of power between the federal government and the states in which each recognizes the powers of the other while jointly engaging in certain governmental functions. [Cases: States 4.19. C.J.S. States § 28.]…

federal intermediate credit bank.See BANK.[Blacks Law 8th]

Federal Insurance Contributions Act.The federal act imposing the social-security tax on employers and employees. IRC (26 USCA) §§ 3101–3127. — Abbr. FICA. [Cases: Internal Revenue 4376, 4377.][Blacks Law 8th]

federal instrumentality,n.1. A means or agency used by the national government. [Cases: United States 53. C.J.S. United States §§ 83, 88–95.] 2. A national agency or other entity immune from state control.[Blacks Law 8th]