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| A defense that is good against everyone, including a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument. Also called "real defense" and "universal defense." |
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| The act of stopping a pregnancy. |
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| Liability for an act that causes harm without regard to fault or negligence. Also called "strict liability." |
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| To copy in abbreviated form the meaningful parts of an instrument. |
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| A condensed history of the title to a particular locus. |
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| A type of marital deduction trust that reduces the taxation of the second spouse to die by limiting the amount in that person's estate to a sum that is not taxable. Also called "bypass trust," "credit-shelter trust," and "exemption equivalent trust." |
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