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final decision
final decision a court's decision that resolves the claims of the parties and leaves nothing further for the court to do but ensure that the decision is carried out. Source: Federal Judicial Center
intent
intent 1 : the act or fact of intending: as a : the design or purpose to commit a wrongful or criminal act called also criminal intent compare knowledge, mens rea, motive, negligence b : the...
preventive detention
preventive detention : detention of a defendant awaiting trial for the purpose of preventing further misconduct or protecting an individual or the public
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interest
interest [probably alteration of earlier interesse, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, to be between, make a difference, concern, from inter- between, among + esse to be] 1 : a right, title, claim, or share...
judgment
judgment also judge·ment [jəj-mənt] n 1 a : a formal decision or determination on a matter or case by a court ;esp : final judgment in this entry compare dictum, disposition, finding, holding, opinion, ruling, verdict...
knowledge
knowledge 1 a : awareness or understanding esp. of an act, a fact, or the truth : actual knowledge in this entry b : awareness that a fact or circumstance probably exists ; broadly : constructive...
lien
lien [Anglo-French, bond, obligation, literally, tie, band, from Old French, from Latin ligamen, from ligare to bind] : a charge or encumbrance upon property for the satisfaction of a debt or other duty that is created...
lien waiver
lien waiver A document that releases a consumer (homeowner) from any further obligation for payment of a debt once it has been paid in full. Lien waivers typically are used by homeowners who hire a contractor...
merger
merger 1 : the absorption of a lesser estate or interest into a greater one held by the same person compare confusion 2 : the incorporation and superseding of one contract by another 3 a :...
nisi
nisi [Latin, unless] : taking effect at a later specified time unless previously modified or avoided by cause shown, further proceedings, or a condition fulfilled [an order ] compare absolute
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