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Charta de non ente non valet

Charta de non ente non valet [Lat.], A deed relating to a thing not in existence is of no avail.This maxim relates primarily to the subject-matter of any grant, or to the person to whom a grant is made of an immediate interest in possession....

agency

agency pl: -cies 1 : the person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved [death by criminal "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] 2 a : a consensual fiduciary relationship in which one party acts on behalf of and under the control of another in dealing with third parties ;also : the power of one in such a relationship to act on behalf of another NOTE: A principal is bound by and liable for acts of his or her agent that are within the scope of the agency. ac·tu·al agency : the agency that exists when an agent is in fact employed by a principal see also express agency and implied agency in this entry agency by estoppel : an agency that is not created as an actual agency by a principal and an agent but that is imposed by law when a principal acts in such a way as to lead a third party to reasonably believe that another is the principal's agent and the third party is injured by relying on and acting in accordance with that belief NOTE: A principal has...

apparent

apparent 1 : capable of being easily seen, perceived, or discovered [ defects] [ ambiguity] 2 : having a right to succeed to a title or estate that cannot be defeated 3 : appearing to one's senses and esp. one's vision or to one's understanding as real or true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be correct or factual [an ability to cause injury] [the scope of the agent's authority] ap·par·ent·ly adv ...

fund

fund 1 : a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set aside for a specific objective cli·ent security fund : a fund established by each state to compensate clients for losses suffered due to their attorneys' misappropriation of funds common trust fund : an in-house trust fund established by a bank trust department to pool the assets of many small trusts for greater diversification in investing executor fund : a fund established in estate planning to provide for the payment of final expenses by an executor joint wel·fare fund : a fund that is established by collective bargaining to provide health and welfare benefits to employees and that is jointly administered by representatives of labor and management paid-in fund : a reserve cash fund in lieu of a capital stock account set up by mutual insurance companies to cover unforeseen losses sink·ing fund : a fund set up and accumulated by regular deposits for paying off the principal on a debt...

movant

movant or mov·ent [mü-vənt] n : the party who makes a motion ...

parent

parent 1 a : a person who begets or brings forth offspring ;esp : the natural parents of a child born of their marriage NOTE: The biological father of an illegitimate child is usually not considered the child's parent absent a judicial determination of paternity. There have been exceptions, based mainly on the father's attitude toward, support of, or involvement with the child. b : a person who legally adopts a child c : a person or entity that owes to a child a legally imposed duty of support d : a stepparent where designated by statute 2 : an entity or group that gives rise to or acquires another usually subsidiary entity or group [a company] ;specif : a corporation that owns a required minimum percentage of the stock of another corporation compare affiliate parent adj pa·ren·tal [pə-ren-təl] adj pa·ren·tal·ly adv par·ent·less adj ...

patent

patent [Anglo-French, from Latin patent- patens, from present participle of patēre to be open] 1 a : open to public inspection see also letters patent at letter b : secured or protected by a patent [a nonexclusive license to produce and sell the product] [sought to enforce her rights against infringement] 2 : of, relating to, or concerned with the granting of patents esp. for inventions [a lawyer] [involved in 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 at letter 2 a : the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention or products made by an invented process that is granted to an inventor and his or her heirs or assigns for a term of years see also intellectual property at property compare copyright, trademark NOTE: A patent may be granted for a process, act, or method t...

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