defect of form
defect of form. An imperfection in the style, manner, arrangement, or nonessential parts of a legal document, as distinguished from a substantive defect. Cf. DEFECT OF SUBSTANCE.
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defect of form
defect of form 形式上的缺陷 指法律文件、起诉书、答辩书等的风格、形式、内容安排或非重要部分等方面存在的缺陷，区别于实质上的缺陷〔defect of substance〕。
title defective in form
A title for which some defect appears on the face of the deed, as opposed to a defect that arises from circumstances or extrinsic evidence. • Title defective in form cannot be the basis of prescription. See PRESCRIPTION(5). [Cases: Vendor and Purchaser 129. C.J.S. Vendor and Purchaser § 314.]
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defective performance
A performance that, whether partial or complete, does not fully comply with the contract. • One example is late performance. [Cases: Contracts 280(1), 302. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 561, 592.]
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title defective in form
title defective in form 具有形式瑕疵的所有权 所有权凭证上存在瑕疵，指在记载所有权的各种凭证文件上存在的表面瑕疵，并非是因客观情况变化或在其他文件上出现相反证据而产生的权利瑕疵。所有权存在形式上的瑕疵不能构成取得时效的基础。
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information
information. A formal criminal charge made by a prosecutor without a grand-jury indictment. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 7. • The information is used to prosecute misdemeanors in most states, and about half the states allow its use in felony prosecutions as well. — Also termed bill of information. Cf. INDICTMENT. [Cases: Indictment and Information
defective pleading
A pleading that fails to meet minimum standards of sufficiency or accuracy in form or substance.
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ex defectu natalium
ex defectu natalium (eks di-fek-t[y]oo n[schwa]-tay-lee-[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Hist. From defect of parentage. • Formerly, this phrase appeared in reference to a basis upon which the court rejected the will of a bastard who died without issue.
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defect of reason
defect of reason. Archaic. 1. Mental illness. 2. Mental retardation. DEFECT OF SUBSTANCE defect of substance. An imperfection in the substantive part of a legal document, as by omitting an essential term. Cf. DEFECT OF FORM.
substitute information in lieu of indictment
An information that the prosecutor files to take the place of a previously returned indictment, usu. because the indictment is defective or because
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