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| statute that, in order to prevent fraud through the use of perjured testimony, requires that certain kinds of transactions be evidenced in writing in order to be binding or enforceable |
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| undertaking to pay the debt or be liable for the default of another |
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| administrator or executor who represents decedents under UPC. |
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| person (man, woman) named in a will to administer the estate of the decedent |
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| administrator, administratrix |
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| person (man, woman) appointed to wind up and settle the state of a person who has died without a will. |
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| person whose estate is being administered |
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| rule that prohibits the introduction into evidence of orale or written statements made prior to or contemporaneously with the execution of a complete written contract, deed, or instrument, in the absence of clear proof of fraud, accident, or mistake causing the omission of the statement in question |
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| having more than one reasonable interpretation |
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| incorporation by reference |
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| contract consisting of both the original or skeleton document and the detailed statement that his incorporated in it. |
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| absence of knowledge of any defects or problems |
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| language and customs of an industry |
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