PREDATED INSTRUMENT
This means to date a contract or document earlier than the date is was signed and notarised.
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This means to date a contract or document earlier than the date is was signed and notarised.
These are the damaging criticisms that imply that a person is not honourable.
These are the damages for an injury or loss that more than compensate for them.
the term that is applied to damages that can’t be calculated accurately in monetary terms.
These are the damages that have been awarded by a jury that is impartial and after it has deliberated the case.
Damages that are added on to the amount that is actually due or damages that are added as a punishment for the defendant. Added damages is sometimes called smart money.
This means to damage, injure or hurt.
a word that means a thing is usual and customary and is repeated. It also applies to bah habits such as drunkenness.
the current market price of something. See fair and reasonable market value.
the term that applies to crossing a street in the wrong place and walking diagonally across the road.
These are crimes that have been created by existing statutes and not common law.
how crimes are sorted out according to their severity.
This term applies to the creditors with claims against a debtor that exist and are valid.
This term applies to the creating of a public disturbance with loud noises, riotous and unsocial behaviour.
These are the courts of the US government.
this is the term given to a court that is the last resort and whose decision is final and the matter cannot be considered again.
These are the decisions of a court that are thought worthy enough to be used as models for future cases.
These are the court actions that cover the questions an matters of a bankrupt person or company and the creditors.
a counterclaim by the defendant against the plaintiff. The setoff may not have anything to do with a plaintiff’s original claim.
This term applies to something that is convincing, compelling and appeals to reason.
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