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Identity. The being the same person or thing as represented or believed to be.Identitas vera colligitur ex multitudine signorum. Bacon, (True identity collected from a multitude of signs.)See Hubback on Succession, pp. 438 et seq.; Best on Evidence, 10th ed., s. 517, as to identification generally, and ss. 517 A.B.C. for curious cases of mistaken identity--such as the Tichborne Case in 1867-1872, and the beck Casein 1896 and 1904. For forms of evidence and affidavits of identity, see Dan. Ch. Pr.Identity, means the identical nature of two or more things, esp., in patent law, the sameness in two devices of the function performed, the way it is performed, and the result achieved. Under the doctrine of equivalents, infringement may identical to the claimed invention, Black's Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 748....
Identism
The doctrine taught by Schelling that matter and mind and subject and object are identical in the Absolute called also the system of identity or doctrine of identity...
Identically
In an identical manner with respect to identity...
Identity card
Identity card, A card which establishes the identity of the holder. [Representation of the People Act, 1951, s. 61(b)]...
identity
identity pl: -ties 1 : sameness of essential character or aspect [collateral estoppel requires of the issues and the parties] 2 a : separate or distinct existence [when movables lose their or become an integral part of the immovable "Louisiana Civil Code"] b : distinguishing character of a person ;esp : information (as a name or address) that distinguishes a person [is required to reveal the of an informer] [but for a mistake concerning the of the proper party "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 15(c)"] 3 : the condition of being the same as a thing or person described, claimed, or accused [character evidence of a suspect's past crimes may be admitted to prove the of a crime's perpetrator] ...
identity theft
identity theft see theft ...
Identic
Identical...
Identical
The same the selfsame the very same not different as the identical person or thing...
Identity
The state or quality of being identical or the same sameness...
Identity of interests
Identity of interests, means a relationship between two parties who are so close that suing one serves as notice to the other, so that the other may be joined in the suit. [U.K. Civil Procedure, 15 (c)(3)]...
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