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conflict of laws
conflict and the determination of the law applicable to cases in which the laws of different jurisdictions are asserted
conclusory
conclusory : consisting of or relating to a conclusion or assertion for which no supporting evidence is offered [ allegations]
compulsory
or compelled by law : mandatory obligatory [ arbitration] [ insurance] ;specif : required to be brought or asserted in a pleading because of having arisen from the transaction or occurrence that is the subject of litigation
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collection by affidavit
as an alternative to court administration in which a person named in a will may file an affidavit asserting his or her entitlement to payment after a waiting period compare summary distribution
claimant
claimant : one that asserts a claim esp. formally
chilling effect
chilling effect : a usually undesirable discouraging effect or influence [the chilling effect it will have on the assertion of legitimate claims "S. V. Bomse"] used esp. of First Amendment violations
abandon
abandon 1 : to give up with the intent of never again asserting or claiming an interest in (a right or property) 2 : to disassociate oneself from or forsake in
recoupment
that of the original action compare set-off NOTE: Recoupment involves the type of claim that now must be asserted in a compulsory counterclaim.
set-off
favor of the debtor ;specif : the reduction or discharge of a party's debt or claim by an assertion of another claim arising out of another transaction or cause of action against the other party 2 a
Modesty
modest that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of ones own worth and importance absence of self assertion arrogance and presumption humility respecting ones own merit
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