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fair play and substantial justice

fair play and substantial justice : a requirement or standard of fairness which a court's assertion of personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant must meet in order to avoid a

good

valid or effectual under the law b : free of defects 3 a : characterized by honesty and fairness b : conforming to a standard of virtue [shall hold their offices during behavior "U.S. Constitution art. III"]

good faith

good faith [translation of Latin bona fides] : honesty, fairness, and lawfulness of purpose : absence of any intent to defraud, act maliciously, or take unfair advantage [filed

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rational

rational 1 : having reason or understanding 2 : relating to, based on, or guided by reason, principle, fairness, logic, a legitimate state interest, or a consideration of fact [age distinctions are not subject to strict scrutiny,

reasonable

reasonable 1 a : being in accordance with reason, fairness, duty, or prudence b : of an appropriate degree or kind c : supported or justified by fact

rule of completeness

statement that is being used as evidence by the opposing party NOTE: The rule of completeness applies when fairness demands consideration of the part of a document left out at the same time as the part that

rule of convenience

rule of convenience :a common-law rule providing that in the interest of convenience and fairness a class (as of descendants) which is to receive a gift need not be closed until the distribution

substantial justice

substantial justice : justice of a sufficient degree esp. to satisfy a standard of fairness ;also : justice administered according to the substance and not necessarily the form of the law [all pleadings

total incorporation

of the U.S. Supreme Court. The majority opinions of the Supreme Court have instead adhered to a fundamental fairness standard or applied selective incorporation in determining whether a state has violated the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause.

proper

by fitness or correctness ;esp : being in accordance with established procedure, law, jurisdiction, or standards of care, fairness, and justice [argued that the shareholder was acting in bad faith and lacked a purpose for examining its

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