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uniform deceptive trade practices act

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Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act. A 1964 model state statute that codified many common-law intellectual-property torts, such as trademark infringement, passing off, trade disparagement, and false advertising, and that provided additional consumer protection against other forms of commercial deception. • The Act provides a laundry list of prohibited practices, all involving misrepresentation. — Abbr. UDTPA. […]

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dolus dans locum contractui

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dolus dans locum contractui 〈拉〉导致契约成立之欺诈指一方当事人作欺诈性虚假陈述〔misrepresentation 或 false representation〕，另一方当事人对之产生信赖，后者受此陈述之诱使而与之缔结契约。该短语常用于合同法中，指合同不因虚假陈述而可撤销〔voidable〕，除非该陈述「导致契约成立」〔dans locum contractui〕，亦即，除非该陈述诱使受误导之当事人缔结合同。故此，若某人虽受虚假陈述，但其并未对之产生信赖，而是对之进一步查询，则其不得以之为由使合同无效。

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privy

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privy (priv-ee), n. pl. A person having a legal interest of privity in any action, matter, or property; a person who is in privity with another. • Traditionally, there were six types of privies: (1) privies in blood, such as an heir and an ancestor; (2) privies in representation, such as an executor and a

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quorum

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quorum, n. Parliamentary law. The minimum number of members (usu. a majority of all the members) who must be present for a deliberative assembly to legally transact business. Pl. quorums.[Cases: Courts 101. C.J.S. Courts § 137.] constituency-based quorum. See interest-based quorum. disappearing quorum. A quorum whose presence may be more presumptive than actual. See presumption

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