abstention doctrine
abstention doctrine · abstention doctrines
A rule under which a federal court in the United States will decline to exercise…A rule under which a federal court in the United States will decline to exercise jurisdiction over a lawsuit because the suit could or should instead be heard by a state court.
Meaning
1 sensesA rule under which a federal court in the United States will decline to exercise jurisdiction over a lawsuit because the suit could or should instead be heard by a state court.
Forms
plural: abstention doctrines| Singular | abstention doctrine |
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