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excusable neglect
excusable neglect : the failure of a party to follow a required procedure in a timely fashion that results from a circumstance (as an accident) which
fraud
irrespective of intent to deceive fraud in the factum : fraud in which the deception causes the other party to misunderstand the nature of the transaction in which he or she is engaging esp. with regard to
hostile
an intimidating, antagonistic, or offensive nature [a work environment] 2 a : of or relating to an opposing party in a legal action [a claim] b : adverse to the interests of a party to a legal
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judgment
at performance default judgment : a judgment entered by a court after an entry of default against a party for failure to appear, to file a pleading, or to take other required procedural steps called also judgment
Hire-purchase system
the property passes when all the installments have been paid; here there is a binding agreement for the party to purchase, whereas in Helby v. Matthews Agreements' there is not; this is the real test of a
loan
something lent usually for the borrower's temporary use 2 : a transfer or delivery of money from one party to another with the express or implied agreement that the sum will be repaid regardless of contingency and
obligation
an employer] [a contractual ] 4 in the civil law of Louisiana : a relationship that binds one party to a performance (as a payment or transfer) or nonperformance for another party see also contract, offense, quasi-offense
paper
prepared in furtherance of a legal action [all s after the complaint required to be served upon a party shall be filed with the court "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 5(d)"] 2 : a document providing
race-notice
that an unrecorded deed, mortgage, or lien shall not be valid against a recorded one unless the recording party (as a subsequent purchaser from the same seller) had notice of the interest or claim of the other
request for admission
request for admission :a written request served upon another party to an action (as under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 36) asking that the party admit the truth
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