Assume 1) To take over another person's rights and/or obligations. For example, one person might assume another's car lease, residential lease, or debt. 2) In bankruptcy, ...
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(v) Assume is the action by which a person accepts a fact, meaning, obligations, liability etc attached or connected with the subject matter under reference. Eg. Assuming the liabilities of a firm when it is absorbed by another firm.2.
assume asĀ-sumed asĀ-sumĀ-ing 1 : to voluntarily take upon oneself [ a risk] 2 : to take over (the debts or obligations of another) as one's own [ a mortgage] ...
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v. to take over the liability for a debt on a promissory note, which is often done by the buyer of real property which has a secured debt upon it.
Wives assumed a position of significance; their views were respected and even accepted, for example, in the stories of Sarah and Rebekah (Gen 16:5-6; 21:12; 27:1 ff).
(1) To assume the legal relationship of parent to another person's child. See also adoption.
"One who assumes the office of executor, despite the lack of appointment to that position by the deceased or by the court, on the failure of the deceased to make such a selection ...
alias An assumed name, usually to conceal one's true identity.
alibi Elsewhere; in another place; a defendant who claims to have been somewhere else when the crime was committed is said to have an alibi defense.
3. Titles are assumed by foreign princes, and, among their subjects they may exact these marks of honor, but in their intercourse with foreign nations they are not entitled to them as a matter of right. Wheat. Intern. Law, pt. 2, c. 3, §6.
Admiralty Courts assume jurisdiction by virtue of the presence of the vessel in its territorial jurisdiction irrespective of whether the vessel is national or not and whether registered or not and wherever the residence or domicile or their owners ...
To assume the identity of, with intent to deceive.
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Bankruptcy: The application made under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act for the Court to hand down a Receiving Order stating the person is in bankruptcy.
Waiver A voluntary, deemed, or assumed abandonment of some right. In many proceedings, if no objection is raised to an act of the opposing party, the court may deem that a waiver has occurred.
Several of the states in which banking had assumed the greatest development made a similar change in their legislation at about the same time, so that at the opening of the World War, with its great impetus to American foreign trade, ...
In the United States the broad principle has been assumed 'that war gives to the sovereign full right to take the persons and confiscate the property of the enemy, wherever found.
The obligation to act with care may arise out of a relationship established by contract, as in the duty assumed by a common carrier (e.g., a railroad) in preserving goods and passengers from damage or injury.
Assumption of the Risk: When a person voluntarily and knowingly proceeds in the face of an obvious and known danger, she assumes the risk. A person found to have assumed the risk cannot make out the duty element of a negligence cause of action.
When a person voluntarily and knowingly proceeds in the face of an obvious and known danger, she assumes the risk. A person found to have assumed the risk cannot make out the duty element of a negligence cause of action.
In law, it refers to the fact that once a person or entity (i.e. insurance company) has paid expenses or a debt for someone else, they can then assume the legal rights of that person related to that debt.
fiduciary - A person who has assumed a special relationship to another person or another person's property, such as a trustee, administrator, executor, lawyer, or guardian.
From 1 October 2009, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom assumes jurisdiction on points of law for all civil law cases in the UK and all criminal cases in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
: one often in a position of authority who obligates himself or herself to act on behalf of another (as in managing money or property) and assumes a duty to act in good faith and with care, candor, and loyalty in fulfilling the obligation ...
adopt - To take legal responsibility and assume the role of parent to someone else's child.
adoption - A court procedure by which a person becomes the legal parent of someone else's child. Adoption creates a parent ...
Guardian - A person appointed by will or by law to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children. If a parent dies, this will usually be the other parent. If both die, it probably will be a close relative.
Libel per se involves statements so vicious that malice is assumed and does not require a proof of intent to get an award of general damages.
Another term for an insurer, one who assumes the risk of another's loss and compensates for the loss under the terms of an insurance policy.
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Implication: Something that is assumed though not actually expressed. In a will, property may pass to an heir by implication without the heir being specifically named.
The court presumes an intention to create a trust; the law assumes that the property is not held by the right person and that the possessor is only holding the property "in trust" for the rightful owner.
Hypothetical question - A combination of facts and circumstances, assumed or proved, stated in such a form as to constitute a coherent state of facts upon which the opinion of an expert can be asked by way of evidence in a trial.
Hypothetical Question
A combination of assumed or proved facts stated in a form that would allow an expert witness to give an opinion based on such facts.
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A rule of evidence that makes a person prove a certain thing or the contrary will be assumed by the court. For example, in criminal trials, the prosecution has the burden of proving the accused guilt because innocence is presumed.
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A company is commonly assumed to be solvent if the value of the company's assets is more than its liabilities, ...
Assumption of Mortgage
Agreement by a buyer to assume the liability under an existing note secured by a mortgage or deed of trust.
Term: Hypothetical Question
Definition: A combination of assumed or proved facts stated in a form that would allow an expert witness to give an opinion based on such facts.
Hold Harmless: A phrase used to describe an agreement by which one person agrees to assume full liability for an obligation and protect another from any loss or expense from that obligation.
Or to find the person assumed to be the father of a child (called a "putative father," or "PF"). Makes, enforces, and changes child support. Collects and gives out child support money. Also known as an "IV-D agency." (See IV-D.) ...
RES IPSA LOQUITUR: A Latin phrase, that means "the thing speaks for itself." Refers to situations when it's assumed that a person's injury was caused by the negligent action of another party because the accident was the sort that wouldn't occur ...
The Judicial Branch does not warrant the accuracy of the information contained herein nor is it responsible for any errors or omissions and assumes no liability for its use.
But the State should avoid assuming demand based on stereotypes; it must not assume a priori, without evidence, that there would be no interest in a women's school of civil engineering, or in a men's school of nursing." ...
Parens Patriae: A doctrine whereby the state takes jurisdiction over a minor living within its border. It is the basis for deciding what state will assume jurisdiction in a child custody case.
A common-law marriage requires that both parties agree to the marriage and that they agree to assume the same marital duties and obligations as formal marriages. Not all states recognize common-law marriages.
failing to exercise a duty of care (e.g., parents for their children), including cases where duty of care has been assumed;
Where the omission omits to correct a harmful situation caused by the defendant.
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Young people between 10 and 14 years of age may be found guilty of a crime, if the courts believe that they knew that what they were doing was wrong. Young people of 14 and over are normally assumed to know when an action was wrong.
Most RUPPs are carriageways but it cannot be assumed that all are without some additional supporting evidence. RUPPs have been re-designated as restricted byways under section 47 of the CRoW Act See also: road, UCR.
Neglect - Refusal or failure by those responsible to provide food, shelter, health care or protection for a vulnerable elder.
Abandonment - The desertion of a vulnerable elder by anyone who has assumed the responsibility for care or custody ...
Burden of proof: A rule of evidence that requires a party to a court action to prove something, otherwise the contrary will be assumed by the court.
Similar to a constructive trust but for resulting trusts, the court presumes an intention to create a trust; the law assumes that the property is not held by the right person and that the possessor is only holding the property "in trust" for the ...
Burden of proof A rule of evidence that makes a person prove a certain thing or the contrary will be assumed by the court.
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