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relevant

relevant, adj. Logically connected and tending to prove or disprove a matter in issue; having appreciable probative value — that is, rationally tending to persuade people of the probability or possibility of some alleged fact. Cf. MATERIAL(2), (3). [Cases: Criminal Law 338; Evidence 99. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 710, 730; Evidence§§ 2–5, 197–199, 204, 206.] […]

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relevant evidence

Evidence tending to prove or disprove a matter in issue. • Relevant evidence is both probative and material and is admissible unless excluded by a specific statute or rule. Fed. R. Evid. 401–403. — Also termed competent evidence. Cf. material evidence. [Cases: Criminal Law 338; Evidence 99. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 710, 730; Evidence§§ 2–5,

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relevant market

Antitrust. A market that is capable of being monopolized — that is, a market in which a firm can raise prices above the competitive level without losing so many sales that the price increase would be unprofitable. • The relevant market includes both the product market and the geographic market. [Cases: Monopolies 12(1.3). C.J.S. Monopolies

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relevant art

Patents. Art to which one can reasonably be expected to look for a solution to the problem that a patented device tries to solve. • The term includes not only knowledge about a problem in a particular industry, but also knowledge accumulated in scientific fields whose techniques have been commonly employed to solve similar problems.

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