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actual controversy n. a true legal dispute which leads to a genuine lawsuit rather than merely a "cooked up" legal action filed to get a court to give the equivalent of an advisory opinion. Federal courts, including the U. S. Supreme Court, will only consider an "actual controversy" on appeal, since they will not give advisory (informal) opinions or make judgments on "friendly suits" filed to test the potential outcome. (See: friendly suit) |
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``It appears that there is an actual controversy of great public
interest between the parties that the court should decide,''
the judge wrote. |
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