Definitions from Wiktionary (abstention doctrine)
▸ noun: (law) 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.
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▸ noun: (law) 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.
Similar:
forum non conveniens,
defense in abatement,
fugitive disentitlement,
declinature,
res judicata,
pendent jurisdiction,
diversity jurisdiction,
obeyance,
federal question jurisdiction,
abridgment,
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