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holder for value
of value (as a promise of performance, a security interest or lien in the instrument not obtained by judicial process, payment of or use of the instrument as security for a claim against another person, a negotiable
interstate commerce
between states of the U.S. see also commerce clause NOTE: While interstate commerce has been narrowly interpreted in judicial decisions in the past, more recent decisions have interpreted it more broadly and have allowed Congress to regulate
lien
: a lien acquired against the property of a debtor by a creditor upon obtaining a favorable judgment judicial lien : a lien obtained by a legal or equitable process (as judgment, levy, attachment, or execution) ju·nior
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legal separation
arrangements (as for maintenance and custody) are ordered by the court called also divorce a mensa et thoro judicial separation separation from bed and board
legal name
been declared the person's name by a court NOTE: If a person seeks to change a name by judicial process, the court may not deny the change absent any indication of a fraudulent purpose. In some states,
legal
law [a certainty] d : created by operation of esp. statutory law [ incompetence] [a presumption] compare conventional, judicial e : established by law [the test for mental capacity] 3 : conforming to or permitted by law
law
a : a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute b : something (as a judicial decision) authoritatively accorded binding or controlling effect in the administration of justice [that case is no longer the
jury instructions
the jurors are to go about deciding the case, and the law applicable to the case. Source: Federal Judicial Center
judiciary
judiciary pl: -ries 1 a : a system of courts of law b : the judges of these courts
international court of justice
international court of justice The judicial arm of the United Nations. It has jurisdiction to settle legal disputes between nations. Source: FindLaw
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