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Dictionary of Law |
common counts :: legal definitionCommon counts - n. claims for debt alleged in a lawsuit (included in the complaint) which are general and alleged together so that the defendant cannot squirm out of liability on some technicality on one of the counts. Common counts may include claims of debt for goods sold and delivered, for work performed, for money loaned or advanced, for money paid requiring repayment, for money received on behalf of the plaintiff, or for money due on an account stated or on an open book account. See also: cause of action complaint count and Related Law Terms ↓ Related Law Termsaffirmative defense :: n. part of an answer to a charge or complaint in w ... lp the defendant. See also: defenseallegation :: n. a statement of claimed fact contained in a comp ... sure of a fact. See also: complaint allege :: v. to claim a fact is true, commonly in a complain ... or any claim. See also: allegation amended pleading :: n. a changed written pleading in a lawsuit, includ ... o: amend amended complaint demurrer answer :: n. in law, a written pleading filed by a defendant ... emurrer general denial verification bankruptcy proceedings :: n. the bankruptcy procedure is: a) filing a petiti ... ankruptcy court claim in bankruptcy claim :: 1) v. to make a demand for money, for property, or ... the government, it is lawsuit time. claim in bankruptcy :: n. the written claim filed by persons or businesse ... : bankruptcy bankruptcy proceedings complaint :: n. the first document filed with the court (actual ... g prayer service of process summons count :: n. each separate statement in a complaint which st ... also: cause of action common counts creditor's claim :: n. a claim required to be filed in writing, in a p ... e also: claim in bankruptcy probate damages :: n. the amount of money which a plaintiff (the pers ... liquidated damages special damages default judgment :: n. if a defendant in a lawsuit fails to respond to ... See also: complaint default summons emotional distress :: n. an increasingly popular basis for a claim of da ... ar value upon it. See also: damages file :: 1) v. to deposit with the clerk of the court a wri ... rrespondence and notes on the case. fraud :: n. the intentional use of deceit, a trick or some ... audulent conveyance intrinsic fraud general denial :: n. a statement in an answer to a lawsuit or claim ... anguage. See also: answer complaint information and belief :: n. a phrase often used in legal pleadings (complai ... nswer complaint declaration perjury insurance :: n. a contract (insurance policy) in which the insu ... t clause Workers' Compensation Acts interest :: n. 1) any and all, partial or total right to prope ... nal property real property standing joint :: adj., adv. referring to property, rights or obliga ... ncy joint venture tenancy in common joint and several :: adj. referring to a debt or a judgment for neglige ... ution contributory negligence joint joint liability :: n. when two or more persons are both responsible f ... See also: joinder joint and several lien :: n. any official claim or charge against property o ... ord's lien mechanic's lien mortgage malpractice :: n. An act or continuing conduct of a professional ... eed. See also: errors and omissions offset :: 1) n. also called a "setoff," the deduction by a d ... e also: counterclaim defense setoff promissory note :: n. a written promise by a person (variously called ... lso: interest obligee obligor usury quiet title action :: n. a lawsuit to establish a party's title to real ... opposition. See also: notice title record :: 1) v. (ree-cored) to put a document into the offic ... eeding race to the courthouse trial setoff :: (offset) n. a claim by a defendant in a lawsuit th ... ee also: affirmative defense offset speaking demurrer :: n. an attempt to introduce evidence during a heari ... the operation." See also: demurrer Popular Law Searcheslegal definition ministerial act :: n. an act, particularly of a governmental employee ... exercising any individual judgment.chancery legal definition :: n. a court that can order acts performed. Today ch ... ts in most states. See also: equity testamentary disposition legal definition :: n. how the terms of a will divide the testator's ( ... named beneficiaries. See also: will contract of sufferance :: n. a "hold-over" tenancy after a lease has expired ... y tenancy at will unlawful detainer forthwith legal definition :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. forthwith definition legal :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. what is to wit in a legal contract :: prep. that is to say. Example: "the passengers in ... tty Bumgartner and Sherry Younger." mirror wills legal definition :: n. the wills of a husband and wife which are ident ... d each names the other as executor. clean hands doctrine latin :: n. a rule of law that a person coming to court wit ... ices. See also: affirmative defense sine qua non only relates to contract law :: (see-nay kwah nahn) prep. Latin for "without which ... qua non of the injury to Playmate. Other Law Terms - CC.I.F. :: n. the total of cost, insurance and freight charge ... aid on goods purchased and shipped.calendar :: 1) n. the list of cases to be called for trial bef ... clerk of the court calendars cases. calendar call :: n. the hearing at which a case is set for trial. ... g at which a case is set for trial. call :: n. the demand by a corporation that a stockholder ... assessment on shares already owned. calumny :: n. the intentional and generally vicious false acc ... 's reputation. See also: defamation cancel :: v. to cross out, annul, destroy, void and/or resci ... g, so that it cannot be used again. cancellation :: cancel ... cancel caning :: n. a punishment for crimes employed in certain Asi ... last century in the United States. canon law :: n. laws and regulations over ecclesiastical (churc ... nduct with no religious connection. cap :: n. slang for maximum, as the most interest that ca ... "adjustable rate" promissory note. capital :: 1) n. from Latin for caput, meaning "head," the ba ... count capital assets stock in trade capital account :: n. the record which lists all basic assets of a bu ... or the alleged value of good will. capital assets :: n. equipment, property, and funds owned by a busin ... . See also: capital capital account capital expenditure :: n. payment by a business for basic assets such as ... y intended to improve productivity. capital gains :: n. the difference between the sales price and the ... so: basis delayed exchange exchange capital investment :: capital expenditure ... capital expenditure capital offense :: n. any criminal charge which is punishable by the ... . See also: bail capital punishment capital punishment :: n. execution (death) for a capital offense. The U. ... or death. See also: capital offense capital stock :: n. the original amount paid by investors into a co ... price. See also: corporation stock capitalization :: n. 1) the act of counting anticipated earnings and ... for conversion into capital assets. |