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CONJECTURE

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A slight degree of credence, arising from evidence too weak or too remote to cause belief. Weed v. Scofield, 73 Conn. 670, 49 Ati. 22. Supposition or surmise. The idea of a fact, suggested by another fact; as a possible cause, concomitant, or result Burrill, Circ. Ev. 27. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Conjectures are ideas or notions founded on probabilities … [Read more...] about CONJECTURE

CONFUSION

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This term, as used in the civil law and in compound terms derived from that source, means a blending or intermingling, and is equivalent to the term "merger" as used at common law. Palmer v. Burnside, 1 Woods, 182, Fed. Cas. No. 10,685. Confusion of boundaries. The title of that branch of equity jurisdiction which relates to the discovery and settlement of conflicting, … [Read more...] about CONFUSION

CONFUSION OF GOODS

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This takes place where the goods of two or more persons become mixed together so that they cannot be separated. There is a difference between confusion and commixtion; in the former it is impossible, while in the latter it is possible, to make a separation. Bowy. Comm. 88. 2. When the confusion takes place by the mutual consent of the owners, they have an interest in the … [Read more...] about CONFUSION OF GOODS