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  • 21primary — pri·ma·ry 1 / prī ˌmer ē, mə rē/ adj 1: of first rank, value, or importance 2: belonging to the first group or order in successive divisions, combinations, or ramifications pri·mar·i·ly /prī mer ə lē/ adv primary 2 n pl …

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  • 22liquidated — A debt that is for a known number of dollars is liquidated. An unliquidated debt is one where the debtor has liability, but the exact monetary measure of that liability is unknown. Tort claims are usually unliquidated until a trial fixes the… …

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  • 23felon — n 1. larcener, larcenist, malfeasant, mis feasor, perjurer; lawbreaker, criminal, convict, Sl. jailbird, parolee; ex convict, Inf. ex con, recidivist, repeat offender, Inf. chronic crook; transgressor, trespasser, offender, culprit, miscreant;… …

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  • 24tort —   n. civil injury, excluding breach of contract, actionable for damages.    ♦ tort    ♦ feasor, person committing tort …

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  • 25benefit — Advantage; profit; fruit; privilege; gain; interest. The receiving as the exchange for promise some performance or forbearance which promisor was not previously entitled to receive. Graphic Arts Finishers, Inc. v. Boston Redevelopment Authority,… …

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  • 26contribution — Right of one who has discharged a common liability to recover of another also liable, the aliquot portion which he ought to pay or bear. Under principle of contribution, a tort feasor against whom a judgment is rendered is entitled to recover… …

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  • 27benefit — Advantage; profit; fruit; privilege; gain; interest. The receiving as the exchange for promise some performance or forbearance which promisor was not previously entitled to receive. Graphic Arts Finishers, Inc. v. Boston Redevelopment Authority,… …

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  • 28contribution — Right of one who has discharged a common liability to recover of another also liable, the aliquot portion which he ought to pay or bear. Under principle of contribution, a tort feasor against whom a judgment is rendered is entitled to recover… …

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  • 29service — This term has a variety of meanings, dependent upon the context or the sense in which used. Central Power & Light Co. v. State, Tex.Civ.App., 165 S.W.2d 920, 925. Contracts. Duty or labor to be rendered by one person to another, the former being… …

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  • 30superseding cause — An act of a third person or other force which by its intervention prevents the actor from being liable for harm to another which his antecedent negligence is a substantial factor in bringing about. Donegan v. Denney, 457 S.W.2d 953, 958. An… …

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