VALUE RECEIVED
A term often used in a promissory note meaning that there has been a lawful consideration given for the note.
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A term often used in a promissory note meaning that there has been a lawful consideration given for the note.
the interference of a person’s right to privacy by various means such as showing photos in public.
See fair and reasonable market value.
the name that is given to the verdict that is directed by the judge to the jury.
the name of the 18th Amendment that prohibits the general sale of liquor and was repealed in 1933.
See value, fair.
a verdict that is in the defendant’s favour on grounds that the plaintiff does not have aright to bring a charge against him.
a term that applies to the clause or clauses in a law that prescribe the penalties for various violations.
the term given to the act of leaving a person with no good reason to and without their consent to leave.
The verdict where a defendant is found guilty of some of the charges against him but not of all of then accusations.
a term given to the clauses in laws that prescribe the penalties for violations of the laws.
a French term for face to face or in relation to.
a verdict where a person gets a verdict in his favour but for less than the originally allowed amount.
the term relating to the effectiveness of a law as it relates to the constitution.
the name that is given to a consulate of a government who assumes the duties of a consul.
verdict resulting from a compromising of one or more jurors on a matter of principle in exchange for compromise from other jurors on another issue in the case.
the term applied to the legal adequacy and sufficiency of a will that is being contested.
a copy of a document that has been authenticated by the creator of the original.
a verdict declaring the case is not proven against the defendant. It does not mean he is innocent.
law that has not been approved by the legislative body as the time has run out in which to sign it.
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