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Match play

Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won or lost by each side distinguished from medal play...

cross match

to match items from two or more lists...

matching

having identical or closely similar appearance or properties as a pair of matching candlesticks...

Parlor match

A friction match that contains little or no sulphur...

Slugging match

A boxing match or prize fight marked rather by heavy hitting than skill...

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 violation of the defendant's right to due process see also minimum contacts International Shoe Co. v. Washington in the Important Cases section NOTE: In International Shoe Co. v. Washington, the Supreme Court held that in order for a state court to exercise jurisdiction over a defendant whose residence is elsewhere, the court must establish that the defendant has such minimum contacts with the state that the exercise of jurisdiction over the defendant does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice. Among the factors used to make this determination are the difficulty for the defendant of appearing in the court, the state's interest in deciding the case, and the plaintiff's interest in the convenience of the court and the effectiveness of the relief to be obtained there. ...

Playful

Sportive gamboling frolicsome indulging a sportive fancy humorous merry as a playful child a playful writer...

Stage-play

Stage-play. It is enacted by the (English) Theatres Act, 1843 (see THEATRE), s. 23, that:-In this Act the word 'stage-play' shall be taken to include every tragedy, comedy, farce, opera, burletta, interlude, melodrama, pantomime, or other entertainment of the stage, or any part thereof: provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be constructed to apply to any theatrical representation in any booth or show which by the justices of the peace, or other persons having authority in that behalf, shall be allowed in any lawful fair, feast, or customary meeting of the like kind.See Wigan v. Strange, (1865) LR 1 CP 175...

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