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FORMER ADJUDICATION
former adjudication.A judgment in a prior action that resulted in a final determination of the rights of the parties or essential fact questions and serves to bar relitigation of the issues relevant to that determination. • Collateral estoppel and res judicata are the two types of former adjudication. See COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL; RES JUDICATA. [Cases: Judgment…
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former acquittal.See autrefois acquit under AUTREFOIS.[Blacks Law 8th]
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formedon (for-m<<schwa>>-don). [fr. Latin forma doni “form of the gift”] Hist. A writ of right for claiming entailed property held by another. • A writ of formedon was the highest remedy available to a tenant in tail. — Also termed writ of formedon. [Cases: Real Actions 4.] “Called formedon, because the writ comprehended the form…
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formed design.See DESIGN.[Blacks Law 8th]
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formbook. A book that contains sample legal documents, esp. transaction-related documents such as contracts, deeds, leases, wills, trusts, and securities disclosure documents.[Blacks Law 8th]
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forma verborum (for-m<<schwa>> v<<schwa>>r-bor-<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Hist. The form of the words.[Blacks Law 8th]
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formata brevia.See BREVIA FORMATA.[Blacks Law 8th]
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formata (for-may-t<<schwa>>). [Law Latin] Eccles. law. Canonical letters.[Blacks Law 8th]
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forma pauperis.See IN FORMA PAUPERIS.[Blacks Law 8th]
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formal rulemaking.See RULEMAKING.[Blacks Law 8th]
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