reasonable claim — index cause of action Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Claim (patent) — Patent claims are the part of a patent or patent application that defines the scope of protection granted by the patent. The claims define, in technical terms, the extent of the protection conferred by a patent, or the protection sought in a… … Wikipedia
Reasonable woman — The reasonable woman standard is a legal fiction alternative to the reasonable person. It is used in sexual harassment litigation in some courts in the United States. It recognizes a difference between men and women regarding the effect of… … Wikipedia
reasonable — / ri:z(ə)nəb(ə)l/ adjective 1. sensible, or not annoyed ● The manager of the shop was very reasonable when I tried to explain that I had left my credit cards at home. ♦ no reasonable offer refused we will accept any offer which is not extremely… … Dictionary of banking and finance
substantiated claim — reasonable claim, lawsuit which has clear evidence … English contemporary dictionary
reasonable doubt — sensible or actual hesitation with regards to the veracity of a claim … English contemporary dictionary
superpriority claim — USA superpriority claim, Also known as superpriority. Special priority status granted by the court to a claim arising after the filing of the bankruptcy petition, allowing it to be paid ahead of all other prepetition and postpetition claims,… … Law dictionary
Form 843: Claim For Refund And Request For Abatement — A tax form distributed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to claim a refund for certain taxes, interest and penalties. Individual taxpayers can use Form 843 to request, for example, a refund of Social Security or Medicare taxes withheld in… … Investment dictionary
Wrongful death claim — Wrongful death is a claim in common law jurisdictions against a person who can be held liable for a death. The claim is brought in a civil action, usually by close relatives, as enumerated by statute. Under common law, a dead person cannot bring… … Wikipedia
substantial adverse claim — A claim which is real and actual, as distinguished from one which is merely colorable. A claim disclosing a contested matter of right involving at least a fair doubt and reasonable room for controversy in matters of law or fact. Harrison v… … Ballentine's law dictionary
beyond a reasonable doubt — noun A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a criminal charge, requiring evidence that is sufficient to eliminate any doubts that a reasonable person might entertain about whether a claim is more likely to be true than not … Wiktionary