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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
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
patent
litigation] 3 : readily seen, discovered, or understood [a defect] [if no bad faith or abuse is ] compare latent pat·ent·ly adv [pat-nt] n 1 : an official document conferring a right or privilege : letters patent
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party
can be made without the party's joinder, and whose nonjoinder will result in the dismissal of an action compare necessary party in this entry NOTE: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 provides the courts with discretion in
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
paper
bearer paper : commercial paper that is freely negotiable by the holder and is made payable to bearer compare order paper in this entry chattel paper : paper that sets out both a buyer's obligation to repay
murder
with extreme indifference to human life or during the course of a serious felony (as robbery or rape) compare cold blood, cooling time, homicide, manslaughter NOTE: Self-defense, necessity, and lack of capacity for criminal responsibility (as because
overrule
overrule 1 : to rule against [the objection was overruled] compare sustain 2 a : to rule against upon review by virtue of a higher authority : set aside
opinion
: a formal expression of a judgment or appraisal by an expert see also opinion testimony at testimony compare fact 2 a : advice or evaluation regarding the legal issues involved in a situation given by an
offense
intentional unlawful act that causes damage to another and for which the law imposes an obligation for damages compare quasi contract at contract, quasi-offense NOTE: Breach of contract, offenses, quasi-offenses, and quasi contracts are the bases for
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