Federal Rules of Evidence [FRE] Law and Legal Definition
The Federal Rules of Evidence [FRE] refers to the code of evidence law governing the admission of facts in the U.S. federal court system. FRE is applicable to both civil and criminal trials. According to Rule 101 the scope of FRE is that they govern proceedings in the courts of the U.S., and before U.S. bankruptcy judges and U.S. magistrate judges. Rule 102 of FRE states the purpose of the rule as “these rules shall be construed to secure fairness in administration, elimination of unjustifiable expense and delay, and promotion of growth and development of the law of evidence to the end that the truth may be ascertained and proceedings justly determined.”
Legal Definition list
- Federal Rules of Evidence [FRE]
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
- Federal Rules of Appellate Procedures (FRAP)
- Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
- Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Resolution Fund
- Federal Savings Association
- Federal Sentencing Guidelines
- Federal Service
- Federal Share of Real Property, Equipment, or Supplies [Education]
