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due diligence
adequate due diligence arises in the context of public offerings of securities "G. M. Lawrence"] c : the defense (as to a lawsuit) that due diligence was conducted … due diligence 1 : such diligence as a reasonable person under the same circumstances would use : use of reasonable but not necessarily exhaustive efforts called also reasonable
power
under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the U.S. tax·ing power : the power granted to a government body to lay … I of the U.S. Constitution police power : the power of a government to exercise reasonable control over persons and property within its jurisdiction in the interest of the general security, health, safety, morals, and welfare except
estoppel
also estoppel by verdict issue preclusion see also former adjudication compare merger, res judicata b : the affirmative defense of estoppel by estoppel : arising from the operation of estoppel [an entrapment by estoppel] … another ;esp : equitable estoppel in this entry compare waiver equitable estoppel : an estoppel that prevents a person from adopting a new position that contradicts a previous position maintained by words, silence, or actions when allowing
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muniment
a record (as a deed, statutory grant, or judgment) that passes title to real property and enables a person to defend the title or otherwise maintain a claim to real rights or privileges [ of title] often … muniment [Anglo-French, from Middle French, defense, from Latin munimentum, from munire to fortify] : a record (as a deed, statutory grant, or judgment) that
license
granted 3 a : freedom that allows or is used with irresponsibility b : disregard for standards of personal conduct : licentiousness vt li·censed li·cens·ing 1 : to issue a license to 2 : to permit or … the rights embodied in the copyright or patent short of an assignment of all rights 2 : a defense (as to trespass) that one's act was in accordance with a license granted 3 a : freedom that
Quia timet
cannot be prevented by a present action at law, such as where there is a danger that a defense at law might be prejudiced or lost if not tried immediately, 27A Am. Jur. 2d Equity 93, at … 27A Am. Jur. 2d Equity 93, at 581. Means 'because he fears'. A legal doctrine that allows a person to seek equitable relief from future probable harm to a specific right or interest, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th
present
present 1 : to lay before a court as an object of consideration [ a complaint] [ed a defense of insanity] 2 : to make a presentment of (an instrument) pre·sen·ta·tion [prē-zen-tā-shən, pre-, -zən-] n pre·sent·er n … being considered [the case] 3 : being in attendance : being in one place and not elsewhere [no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members "U.S. Constitution art. I"]
entrapment
in law enforcement "Tip O'Neill"] 2 : the state or condition of being entrapped ;also : the affirmative defense of having been entrapped by a government agent (as an officer or informant) see also predispose NOTE: Entrapment … or fraud of the government agent, or that the encouragement was such that it created a risk that persons not inclined to commit the crime would commit it, depending on the jurisdiction. When entrapment is pleaded, evidence
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