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condition
latent defective ] 3 : one of the rights or obligations of the policyholder or the insurer set forth in an insurance policy conditional adj conditionally adv vt conditioned conditioning : to make subject to conditions [the
contract
the purpose of defrauding a lender into providing a larger loan executory contract : a contract that sets forth promises that are not yet performed express contract : a contract created by the explicit language of the
declaratory
declaratory : serving to declare, set forth, or explain: as a : declaring what is the existing law b : declaring a legal right or
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defeasance
(as in a deed or will) that upon fulfillment terminates a property interest b : an instrument setting forth such a condition 2 : a rendering null or void
devisavit vel non
devisavit vel non [New Latin, (whether) he/she bequeaths or not] : a document that sets forth the questions of fact pertinent to the validity of an alleged will and is sent from a court
dismissal
it if there is unnecessary delay in the government's prosecution of the case. c : a document setting forth the request for a dismissal [plaintiff filed a ]
expose
place or situation in which such conduct is likely to be deemed offensive or indecent esp. as set forth by statute see also indecent exposure
formal rulemaking
is on the record after an opportunity for an agency hearing in accordance with the formal procedures set forth in sections 556 and 557 of the Administrative Procedure Act compare informal rulemaking NOTE: Formal rulemaking is usually
interest
the expiration of a prior interest. It was designed to guard against the destructibility of contingent remainders set forth in the rule in Shelley's case. expectation interest : the interest of a party to a breached contract
Mansfield rule
Mansfield rule often cap R [after William Murray, first Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), British jurist who set forth the rule] : a rule that a juror's affidavit or testimony as to juror misconduct during deliberations may
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