DEFECT OF PARTIES

defect  of  parties.A  failure  to  include  all  indispensable  parties  in  a  lawsuit.  [Cases:  Federal Civil Procedure    384; Parties    77, 81. C.J.S. Parties §§ 197, 205.] [Blacks Law 8th]

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DEFECT OF FORM

defect of form.An imperfection in the style, manner, arrangement, or nonessential parts of a legal document, as distinguished from a substantive defect. Cf. DEFECT OF SUBSTANCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

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