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A court order ruling that no factual issues remain to be tried and therefore a
cause of action or all causes of action in a complaint can be decided upon
certain facts without trial.
A specific amount stated in a contract or
negotiable instruments at the time the document is written.
Generic term for any filing of a complaint (or
petition) asking for legal redress by judicial action.
The intentional killing of oneself.
from Latin meaning "of one's own right," is meant to indicate the ability for an
individual to claim full legal right and not under the authority of another, as
is the case with a minor
The pain, hurt, inconvenience, embarrassment
and/or inability to perform normal activities.
to bring a case forward for legal proceedings to
recover certain rights or equitable recompense
The statutory rules of inheritance of a dead
person's estate when the property is not given by the terms of a will, also
called laws of "descent and distribution."
Putting one person in place of another, in particular replacement of the
attorney of record in a lawsuit with another attorney.
1) To sign at the end of a document. 2) To order and agree to pay for an issue
of stock, bonds, limited partnership interest, investment or periodical magazine
or newspaper.
