pleading. A denial of all wrong or injury. It is expressed in the following formula: And the said C D, (the defendant,) by E F, his attorney, comes, and defends the wrong or injury, (or force and injury,) when and where it shall behoove him, and the damages and whatsoever else he ought to defend. … [Read more...]

This word is applied to those laws which are the foundation of society. Those laws by which the exercise of power is restrained and regulated, are fundamental. The Constitution of the United States is the fundamental law of the land. See Wolff, Inst. Nat. Section 984. … [Read more...]

The necessity of providing a complete disclosure of information that does not omit anything essential or important, the whole truth. Frequently used in securities law where publicly traded companies must provide full disclosure of information about a business in its financial statements and other releases that would likely and be reasonable for investors to rely upon. … [Read more...]

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The clause in Article IV Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution requiring that courts and other judicial agencies in one state respect and enforce legal decisions and awards made by the courts and judicial agencies in another state to give full faith and credit to judgments issued in foreign states. … [Read more...]