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INVEST

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contracts. To lay out money in such a manner that it may bring a revenue; as, to invest money in houses or stocks; to give possession. 2. This word, which occurs frequently in the canon law, comes from the Latin word investire, which signifies to clothe or adorn and is used, in that system of jurisprudence, synonymously with enfeoff. Both words signify to put one into the … [Read more...] about INVEST

INTRINSIC FRAUD

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An intentional lie which is a component part of a fraud. … [Read more...] about INTRINSIC FRAUD

INVADING A TRUST

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When money or assets of a trust are withdrawn or used when prohibited or not permitted. … [Read more...] about INVADING A TRUST

INTRINSIC VALUE

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The intrinsic value of a thing is its true, Inherent, and essential value, not depending upon accident, place, or person, but the same everywhere and to every one. Bank of North Carolina v. Ford, 27 N. C. 698. … [Read more...] about INTRINSIC VALUE

INVALID

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Vain; inadequate to its purpose; not of binding force or legal efficacy; lacking in authority or obligation. … [Read more...] about INVALID

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