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- a fortiori
- To draw the inference that because a certain thing is true, then another thing must be true as well. From Latin "even more so", or “with even stronger reason".
Thus, if Winnie the Pooh can not lift a pot with honey, a Piglet can not lift it a fortiori. … Full Definition »
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- a fortiori
- To draw the inference that because a certain thing is true, then another thing must be true as well. From Latin "even more so", or “with even stronger reason".
Thus, if Winnie the Pooh can not lift a pot with honey, a Piglet can not lift it a fortiori. … Full Definition »
Law topic: Car Accidents << Legal issue: Personal Injury
- a priori assumption
- (ah-pree-ory) n. from Latin, an assumption that is true without further proof or need to prove it. It is assumed the sun will come up tomorrow. However, it has a negative side: an a priori assumption made without question on the basis that no analysis or study is necessary, can be mental laziness when the reality is not so certain. … Full Definition »
Law topic: Car Accidents << Legal issue: Personal Injury
- bad faith
- is a legal concept in which a malicious motive on the part of a party in a lawsuit undermines their case.
Bad faith examples: a person acts in bad faith if he received the money (check) that was intended for another person; after a lawsuit for a debt was filed, a husband transfers title to the home to his wife trying to defraud the creditors. … Full Definition »
Law topic: Car Accidents << Legal issue: Personal Injury
- incorporate by reference
- A doctrine of the common law, by which a person may state in his will that certain property is to be disposed of by a separate document, describing the place where the document will be found.
Three requirements must generally be met in order for such a document to be given effect:
1.It must have existed at the time the will was executed.
2.The will … Full Definition »
Law topic: Car Accidents << Legal issue: Personal Injury
- penalty
- a fine imposed by law or an agreement for violation of certain laws or agreement terms.
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- ward
- "Ward" means a person for whom a guardian has been appointed. "Minor ward" means a minor for whom a guardian has been appointed solely because of minority. (AZ Revised Statutes, Chapter 1, A. 2, S.14-5101)
A person (usually a minor) who has a guardian appointed by the court to care for and take responsibility for that person. A governmental agency may … Full Definition »
Law topic: Car Accidents << Legal issue: Personal Injury
- writ
- Writ: an order issued by the court requiring the performance of a specified act or the giving of authority to have it done. … Full Definition »
Law topic: Car Accidents << Legal issue: Personal Injury
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