Rules of practice and procedure in a court of law. Related tags: process, civil-procedure
Courts typically have written rules for accepting and adjudicating disputes.
For example, the U.S. federal courts have:
- Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Federal Rules of Evidence
- Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
Most states have similar rules, which may draw from statute, the state's supreme court, or even the state bar association.
