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This dimension names the judge or court credited with originating a legal doctrine. Wikipedia notes that "a legal doctrine comes about when a judge makes a ruling where a process is outlined and applied, and allows for the ruling to be equally applied to like cases." Browsing this way collects every doctrine traced back to the same originator.

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Civil procedure is the body of law setting out the rules courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits. 1
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1. Civil procedure (Wikipedia)
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Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and regulations along with some standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters).
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