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Assent
Assent, the word 'assent' is used purposefully indicating affirmative action of the proposal made by the State for having law repugnant to the earlier law made by
precatory
precatory : expressing a wish or desire but not creating a legal obligation or affirmative duty [a remark] [the words] NOTE: When interpreting wills, courts will look to whether a direction is precatory
Appeal
rehearing, it must follow that if an appellate court dismisses an appeal it would be passing a decree affirming eviction and thereby passes a decree of its own, and in the event it upsets the decree of
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fraud
deceive another and that is reasonably relied on by the other who is injured thereby b : the affirmative defense of having acted in response to a fraud 2 : the crime or tort of committing fraud
per se rule
without consideration for specific circumstances [would go even further and apply a per se rule of invalidity to affirmative action programs "Alan Freeman"] called also flat rule 2 : a rule that considers a particular restraint of
per curiam
court as a whole rather than by a single justice and usually without extended discussion [a per curiam affirmance]
out-of-court
out-of-court 1 : not made under oath or affirmation as part of a judicial proceeding (as a trial or deposition) [an statement] 2 : not made or
necessity
a need to respond or react to a dangerous situation by committing a criminal act b : an affirmative defense originating in common law that the defendant had to commit a criminal act because of the pressure
mitigation of damages
has satisfied the requirements of mitigation of damages "D'Aries v. Schell, 644 A.2d 134 (1994)"] ;also : an affirmative defense based on this doctrine called also avoidable consequences 2 : a reduction in the amount of damages
laches
(as by resulting in the unavailability of witnesses or evidence) [a suit barred by ] b : an affirmative defense based on this doctrine
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