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liability
injuries, was defective at the time of purchase, and was used for its intended purpose in order to establish a products liability claim. secondary liability 1 : vicarious liability in this entry 2 : liability (as of
jurisdiction
the statutory phrase “arising under” rather strictly. U.S. Supreme Court decisions have held that the plaintiff's pleading must establish that the cause of action raises an issue of federal law (as by depending on construction or application
nonsuit
nonsuit : a judgment entered against a plaintiff for failure to prosecute a case or inability to establish a prima facie case : dismissal nonsuit vt
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patent
the invention to practice. This allows the inventor to claim “patent pending” status for the invention and to establish an earlier filing date and priority of the invention. A regular patent application must be made within a
petitory
ownership, from petere to go to or toward, seek, request] : made under admiralty or civil law to establish a right to ownership rather than to possession of property [a action]
pleading
proceeded. fact pleading : 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.
prima facie
prima facie accredit new entrance examinations as nondiscriminatory "S. L. Lynch"] compare ex facie adj : sufficient to establish a fact or case unless disproved [prima facie proof] [a prima facie showing]
probate
b : matters that fall under the jurisdiction of a probate court vt pro·bat·ed pro·bat·ing 1 : to establish (a will) as valid through probate 2 a : to put (a convicted offender) on probation b :
prove
: to test the truth, validity, or genuineness of [ a will at probate] 2 a : to establish the existence, truth, or validity of [the charges were never proved in court] b : to provide sufficient
Vraic
appeal from Jersey to the Privy Council, it was held that the lord of a manor could not establish a claim to the exclusive right of cutting seaweed on rocks situate below low-water mark, except by a
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