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alternative

alternative 1 : alternate 2 : offering or expressing a choice [an contract] see also alternative pleading at pleading 3 : existing or functioning outside the established system ;also : different from the usual or conventional [ sentencing] n 1 : a proposition or situation offering a choice between two or more things only one of which may be chosen 2 a : one of two or more things, courses, or propositions to be chosen b : something which can be chosen instead in the alternative 1 : for or as an alternative [asked for specific performance, or in the alternative, damages of $20,000] [a new trial may be asked for in the alternative] 2 : in such a way that offers a choice [relief in the alternative…may be demanded "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 8(a)"] [plead in the alternative] ...


alternate

alternate 1 : occurring or succeeding by turns 2 : being an alternative [ juror] n 1 : alternative 2 : one that substitutes for another [twelve jurors and three s] ...


alternative dispute resolution (adr)

alternative dispute resolution (adr) Methods of resolving legal disputes without going to trial, in a less adversarial manner, such as through arbitration or mediation. ...


Alternative

Alternative, the one or the other of two things. Where a new remedy is created in addition to an existing one, they are called alternative if only one can be enforced; but, if both, cumulative.As to alternative pleading, see R. S. C. Ord. XIX., r. 24; Ord. XX., r. 6....


ADR

ADR 1 administrative dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution 2 asset depreciation range ...


alternate juror

alternate juror a juror who is selected in the same manner as a regular juror and hears the evidence in a case along with the regular jurors, but does not help decide the case unless called upon to replace a regular juror. Source: Federal Judicial Center ...


alternate valuation

alternate valuation : the appraisal of a deceased person's gross estate at the fair market value six months after the person's death ...


alternative dispute resolution

alternative dispute resolution : a forum or means for resolving disputes (as arbitration or private judging) that exists outside the state or federal judicial system ...


alternative liability

alternative liability see liability ...


alternative minimum tax

alternative minimum tax : a federal tax that prevents a person or entity (as a corporation) with taxable income from avoiding tax liability and that imposes tax liability in the amount of the excess of the tentative minimum tax over regular tax liability see also tax preference item ...


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