Defeat - Law Dictionary Search Results
fraudulent conveyance
made for the purpose of rendering the property unavailable for satisfaction of a debt or otherwise hindering or defeating the rights of creditors ;specif : a conveyance of property that is made in return for inadequate consideration
heir
called also bodily heir heir presumptive pl: heirs presumptive : an heir whose right to inherit may be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative or by exclusion under a valid will called also presumptive heir
legal certainty test
basis that the amount of money involved in the controversy falls short of the jurisdictional amount will be defeated if the plaintiff provides proof that the amount is certain to be met called also legal certainty rule
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mortgage
conveyance of title to property that is given to secure an obligation (as a debt) and that is defeated upon payment or performance according to stipulated terms [shows that a deed was intended only as a "W.
privilege
to intent or malice qualified privilege : a privilege esp. in the law of defamation that may be defeated esp. by a showing of actual malice called also conditional privilege b : an exemption from a requirement
Bannockburn
A battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland
beatable
capable of being defeated
Bouvines
the location where in 1214 the French under King Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages
Cannae
the name of a battle in which Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 b c Called also battle of Cannae
Crecy
the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years War in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under King Philip of Valois
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