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ripeness doctrine

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Main Entry: ripeness doctrine
Function: noun
: a doctrine prohibiting federal courts from exercising jurisdiction over a case until an actual controversy is presented involving a threat of injury that is real and immediate
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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