Legal Terms and Definitions Flashcards
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The term 'notarize' most precisely means:
Answer: To certify or authenticate a document or signature through an official notarial act
To notarize means to perform an official notarial act that certifies or authenticates a document or signature.
A 'Power of Attorney' document in New York typically requires what notarial act?
Answer: An acknowledged signature before a notary public
New York Powers of Attorney require the principal's signature to be acknowledged before a notary.
The word 'instanter' as used in older New York legal documents means:
Answer: Immediately or at once
'Instanter' is a Latin legal term meaning immediately or at once.
A 'laches' defense in New York law refers to:
Answer: Unreasonable delay in asserting a legal right that prejudices the opposing party
Laches is an equitable defense based on unreasonable delay in asserting a right to the prejudice of the opposing party.
What does 'prima facie' evidence mean in the context of a notarized document?
Answer: The document is sufficient evidence of its stated facts on its face, unless rebutted
Prima facie evidence is evidence sufficient on its face to establish a fact unless contradicted by other evidence.
The term 'sine qua non' in legal drafting means:
Answer: An essential condition without which something cannot exist or occur
Sine qua non means an indispensable condition — something essential without which a thing cannot occur.