Affirmation - Law Dictionary Search Results
legitimate
to make legitimate: as a : to give legal status or authorization to b : to show or affirm to be justified or have merit c : to put (an illegitimate child) in the state of a
justification
reason or cause (as self-defense) for an act that would otherwise be criminal or tortious 3 : the affirmative defense of having a legally sufficient justification compare excuse
jurisdiction
the jurisdiction granted to particular courts to hear appeals of the decisions of lower tribunals and to reverse, affirm, or modify those decisions compare original jurisdiction in this entry concurrent jurisdiction : jurisdiction that is shared by
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issue
two or more parties ;specif : a single material point of fact or law in litigation that is affirmed by one side and denied by the other and that is a subject of the final determination (as
injunction
monetary value is impossible to calculate. A defendant who violates an injunction is subject to penalty for contempt. affirmative injunction : an injunction requiring a positive act on the part of the defendant : mandatory injunction in
infancy
infancy pl: -cies 1 : the legal status of an infant : minority 2 : the affirmative defense of lacking legal capacity (as to make a contract or commit a crime) because of being too
impossibility
impossibility pl: -ties 1 : the quality or state of being impossible ;also : the affirmative defense that something (as performance) is impossible 2 : something impossible 3 : impossibility of performance in this
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
estoppel
called also estoppel by verdict issue preclusion see also former adjudication compare merger, res judicata b : the affirmative defense of estoppel by estoppel : arising from the operation of estoppel [an entrapment by estoppel]
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
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