Law Dictionary Definitions

actual  physical  control.Direct  bodily  power  over  something,  esp.  a  vehicle.  •  Many jurisdictions require a showing of “actual physical control” of a vehicle by a person charged with driving while intoxicated. [Cases: Automobiles    332. C.J.S. Motor Vehicles §§ 1382–1394.][Blacks Law 8th]

actual notice.See NOTICE. [Blacks Law 8th]

actual market value.See fair market value under VALUE(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

actual malice.See MALICE. [Blacks Law 8th]

actually litigated.(Of a claim that might be barred by collateral estoppel) properly raised in an earlier lawsuit, submitted to the court for a determination, and determined. • A party is barred by the  doctrine  of  collateral  es-toppel  from  relitigating  an  issue  that  was  actually  litigated  —  usu. including  by  summary  judgment  but  not  nec-essarily  by …

actual loss.See LOSS. [Blacks Law 8th]

actual knowledge.See KNOWLEDGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

actual innocence.See INNOCENCE.[Blacks Law 8th]

actual fraud.See FRAUD. [Blacks Law 8th]

actual-injury trigger.Insurance. The point at which an insured suffers damage or injury (such as the time of an automobile accident), so that there is an occurrence invoking coverage under an insurance    policy.    —    Also    termed    injury-in-fact    trigger.    Cf.    EXPOSURE    THEORY; MANIFESTATION THEORY; TRIPLE TRIGGER . [Blacks Law 8th]