Avoidance - Law Dictionary Search Results
conciliation
conciliation : the settlement of a dispute by mutual and friendly agreement with a view to avoiding litigation con·cil·i·a·tor [kən-si-lē-ā-tər] n
deny
: to declare untrue [a party…shall admit or the averments "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 8(b)"] compare avoid 2 : to refuse to grant [denied the motion for a new trial]
fresh pursuit
pursuit 1 : the immediate and continuous pursuit by police officers of a suspect who is fleeing to avoid arrest that under common law and some state codes gives the officers the right to cross jurisdictional lines
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designer drug
synthetic version of a controlled substance (as heroin) that is produced with a slightly altered molecular structure to avoid having it classified as an illegal drug
disorderly conduct
making of threats. A statute must identify acts that constitute disorderly conduct with sufficient clarity in order to avoid being held unconstitutional because of vagueness.
duress
acted under duress see also economic duress compare necessity, undue influence NOTE: A person may be able to avoid the consequences of his or her acts under the law if they were performed while under duress. For
earmarking doctrine
a third person to a debtor to enable the debtor to pay off a specified creditor cannot be avoided by the trustee as a preference since the debtor never actually had control of the funds and the
escape
escape es·caped es·cap·ing : to depart from lawful custody with the intent of avoiding confinement or the administration of justice n 1 : an act or instance of escaping 2 : the
escape clause
escape clause : a clause in a contract that allows a party to avoid liability under the contract for specified reasons ;esp : a provision in an insurance policy that denies coverage
estoppel
to his or her loss acts or fails to act and suffers an injustice that can only be avoided by enforcement of the promise prosecution his·to·ry estoppel : file wrapper estoppel in this entry quasi estoppel :
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