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• consideration — An essential of a valid and enforceable contract. 17 Am J2d Contr § 86; a matter of contract, something within the contemplation of the parties to the contract. Van Houten v Van Houten, 202 Iowa 1085, 209 NW 293; the price bargained and paid for… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• heirs — The plural of heir; persons taking by descent. Designation of grantees in a deed: the persons who are entitled under the law of intestate succession. 23 Am J2d Deeds § 215. Sometimes construed as meaning children, as where otherwise the deed will …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• illegitimate child — A natural child, a child born out of wedlock, or born to a married woman under conditions where the presumption of legitimacy is not conclusive and has been rebutted. 10 Am J2d Bast § 1. Not an heir within the meaning of a devise or bequest to… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• inventory — An itemized list or schedule of articles in a stock of goods or merchandise, usually including notations of values. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 946. The foundation of the bookkeeping required by the bookkeeping clause of a fire insurance policy… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• minutes — A record of the proceedings of the court. 27 Am J2d Eq § 250. A memorandum of what happened or occurred in court during a proceeding in a particular case. 20 Am J2d Cts § 52. Short notes made by a clerk in the course of proceedings of the court,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• misuser — The use of the privileges and franchises conferred upon a corporation in such manner as to defeat the ends for which the corporation was established. 19 Am J2d Corp § 1618. A wilful abuse or improper neglect of corporate privileges and franchises …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• visitation — A form of personal inquiry whereby an administrative agency exercises investigatory or inquisitorial powers, particularly in reference to public institutions such as state hospitals, prisons, and reformatories. 1 Am J2d Admin L § 85. The act of… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• caption — A taking; a seizure; literally, a heading, but of variable meaning in the law of practice. In some jurisdictions, the title of the court and the style of the cause as formed from the names of the plaintiff and defendant, their relation on the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• damages at large — An award for which there is no monetary standard of computation, such as damages for pain and suffering. Broughel v Southern New England Tel. Co. 73 Conn 614, 621. damages for delay. As the term appears in a supersedeas bond, such damages arising …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• execution — A writ or process for the enforcement of a judgment. A remedy afforded by law for the enforcement of a judgment, which is not an action but is included in the phrase process in an action. 30 Am J2d Exec § 1. The signing of an instrument; signing …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• fee — The royalty paid for the use of a patent or copyright under license. The charge made for services of a professional man, such as a lawyer, physician, or abstracter. 1 Am J2d Abstr T § 3, the charges for the services of a public officer in his… …   Ballentine's law dictionary