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irreparable injury

irreparable injury : serious injury to a party that justifies relief esp. by preliminary injunction called also irreparable damage irreparable

priority claim

priority claim An unsecured claim that is entitled to be paid ahead of other unsecured claims that are not entitled

serious bodily injury

serious bodily injury : bodily injury which involves substantial risk of death, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment

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wrongful death

wrongful death : a death caused by the negligent, willful, or wrongful act, neglect, omission, or default of another [sought damages for the wrongful death of their murdered daughter]

wrongful dishonor

wrongful dishonor : a wrongful refusal by a payor bank to honor an item that is properly payable [a payor bank is liable to its customer for damages proximately caused by the wrongful dishonor of an...

court of claims

court of claims 1 often cap both Cs : a court (as in Illinois, Michigan, New York, and West Virginia) that has jurisdiction primarily over cases involving claims against the state 2 cap : a former...

third-party claim

third-party claim 1 : a claim made against a third party in a third-party complaint compare counterclaim, cross-action, cross-claim 2

Continual claim

Continual claim, a claim made annually to land in order to prevent the claim from being barred by the Statute

bodily injury liability

bodily injury liability Insurance coverage that applies when you are legally liable for injuring other people in an auto accident.

last injurious exposure rule

last injurious exposure rule : a rule placing liability for workers' compensation on the last employer of a worker disabled as a result of injuries or conditions suffered under two or more successive employers

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