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collateral order doctrine

noun

C2CEFR level
92/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The rule permitting immediate appeal of a discrete ruling that conclusively determines an important issue separate from the merits.

The denial of immunity was appealable at once under the collateral order doctrine.

Topic: Public law in Legal English

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