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injunction
the form of a court order compelling a party to do or refrain from doing a specified act compare cease-and-desist order at order, damage declaratory judgment at judgment, mandamus specific performance at performance, stay NOTE: An injunction
note
obligation of which a hand note usually serves as evidence demand note : a note payable on demand compare time note in this entry floating rate note : a negotiable note that yields an indexed and periodically
order
court or quasi-judicial tribunal to stop engaging in a particular activity or practice (as an unfair labor practice) compare injunction, mandamus, stay consent order : an agreement of litigating parties that by consent takes the form of
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performance
treating partial performance and the acceptance of it by the other party as evidence of an enforceable contract compare partial breach at breach spe·cif·ic performance 1 : the complete or exact fulfillment of the terms of a
estoppel
words or acts in asserting a claim or right against another ;esp : equitable estoppel in this entry compare waiver equitable estoppel : an estoppel that prevents a person from adopting a new position that contradicts a
pawn
repaid within a specified time ;also : the property pledged [shall not take as a any workman's tools] compare antichresis b : the state of being so pledged or burdened by such a pledge [goods held in
power of attorney
unable to manage his or her affairs and that is often used as a form of advance directive compare living will general power of attorney : a power of attorney authorizing the agent to carry on business
pleading
that requires a plaintiff to set out in the complaint facts sufficient to establish a cause of action compare notice pleading in this entry notice pleading : pleading that is characterized esp. by a simplified description sufficient
perfect
: free from any valid legal objection : valid and effective at law [having title to the property] compare imperfect [pər-fekt] vt : to complete or put in final conformity with the law: as a : to
partner
partner in this entry general partner : a partner whose liability for partnership debts and obligations is unlimited compare limited partner in this entry lim·it·ed partner : a partner in a venture who has no management authority
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