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qualify
qualify -fied -fy·ing vt 1 : to limit or modify in some way 2 : to make or consider eligible or fit [his training and experience qualified him as an expert witness] 3 : to issue a
policy
-cies : an overall plan, principle, or guideline ;esp : one formulated outside of the judiciary [obligated to consider legislative on the matter in their decision] n pl: -cies : a contract of insurance ;also : the
per se rule
per se rule 1 : a generalized rule applied without consideration for specific circumstances [would go even further and apply a per se rule of invalidity to affirmative action
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obvious
seen, discovered, or understood ;specif : readily apparent to a person of ordinary skill in a particular art considering the scope and content of the prior art see also patent NOTE: An invention that is found to
noscitur a sociis
the meaning of an unclear or ambiguous word (as in a statute or contract) should be determined by considering the words with which it is associated in the context
new trial
the merits of a challenge (as that the verdict is contrary to law) to the prior outcome, or considering newly discovered evidence compare appeal
irresistible impulse test
irresistible impulse test : a test used in some jurisdictions when considering an insanity defense that involves a determination of whether an impulse to commit a criminal act was irresistible
instruction
of an applicable principle of law given by a judge to a jury before the jury retires to consider its verdict called also jury charge jury instruction NOTE: Under both the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and
settle
of securities] [ the estate] 4 : to resolve a disagreement about (a court order) [no hearing to consider these objections and to the order had been conducted "Saba v. Gray, 314 N.W.2d 597 (1981)"] 5 a
informal proof of claim
claim, the court may allow the creditor to file a proof of claim in its correct form and consider it as having been filed on the date that the informal proof of claim was filed.
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