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Controversy

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001289

A dispute between two or more parties that is justiciable, meaning it is suitable for resolution by a court of law. It must involve actual conflicting interests and not merely hypothetical questions or abstract differences of opinion. Article III of the United States Constitution limits federal court jurisdiction to actual cases and controversies.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001289
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001289",
  "term": "Controversy",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A dispute between two or more parties that is justiciable, meaning it is suitable for resolution by a court of law. It must involve actual conflicting interests and not merely hypothetical questions or abstract differences of opinion. Article III of the United States Constitution limits federal court jurisdiction to actual cases and controversies.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/controversy/"
}

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