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SET ASIDE Definition & Legal Meaning

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To set aside a judgment decree, award, or any proceedings is to cancel, annul, or revoke them at the instance of a party unjustly or irregularly affected by them. State v. Primm, 01 Mo. 171; Brandt v. Brandt, 40 Or. 477, 07 Pac. 508.

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