# Burford Abstention

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RBs00pxquaGFJOMMwLU9aO9

## Labels

**Translations:**

- de-de: Burford-Abstinenz
- en-gb: Burford Abstention
- es-es: Abstención de Burford
- es-mx: Abstención de Burford
- fr-fr: Abstention de Burford
- he-il: כחול לבן
- hi-in: बरफोर्ड अव्यवस्था
- ja-jp: バーフォード棄権
- pt-br: Abstenção de Burford
- zh-cn: 伯福德回避原则

## Definition

A legal doctrine known as Burford Abstention allows federal courts to decline jurisdiction over complex state regulatory schemes in order to avoid interfering with state administrative processes.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RuliWeVDE8CQi4AATMNab1

**Deprecated:** False