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party

she should be joined in order to fully determine the controversy but whose nonjoinder because of a valid excuse will not result in dismissal compare indispensable party in this entry nominal party : a party who has

pardon

2 : an official warrant of remission of penalty as an act of clemency compare commute 3 : excuse or forgiveness for a fault or offense pardon vt

mistake

unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court [the court's power to revise a judgment because of fraud, , or irregularity]

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justify

legally sufficient reason or cause [a defendant may not set up his own standard of conduct to or excuse himself "State v. Doss, 568 P.2d 1054 (1977)"] vi 1 : to show a legally sufficient reason for

justification

would otherwise be criminal or tortious 3 : the affirmative defense of having a legally sufficient justification compare excuse

frustration

: something that frustrates 2 : a common-law doctrine of contract law: parties to a contract may be excused from performance even though performance is still possible if the reason for making the contract is partially or

force majeure clause

force majeure clause : a clause in an agreement that excuses performance in the event that a force majeure makes the performance impracticable or impossible

Excussion

The act of excusing seizure by law

Inexcusably

With a degree of guilt or folly beyond excuse or justification

Co-respondent

petitioner or respondent, as the case may be, shall make the alleged adulterer a co-respondent unless he is excused by the Court on special grounds from so doing. On a petition for divorce presented by the wife

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