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Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
information and belief
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information and belief — n. A legal term used to describe testimony that is not based on a witness’s firsthand knowledge but that the witness nevertheless sincerely believes to be true, and that is based on a reasonable, good faith effort to know the truth. The Essential … Law dictionary
information and belief — A standard legal term which is used to indicate that the allegation is not based on the firsthand knowledge of the person making the allegation, but that person nevertheless, in good faith, believes the allegation to be true. A request for a… … Black's law dictionary
information and belief — A standard legal term which is used to indicate that the allegation is not based on the firsthand knowledge of the person making the allegation, but that person nevertheless, in good faith, believes the allegation to be true. A request for a… … Black's law dictionary
upon information and belief — Qualifying a statement as made, not as a fact, but as believed to be true from information. 5 Am J2d Arr § 14. See allegation on information and belief … Ballentine's law dictionary
allegations upon information and belief — Allegations in an affidavit in the form of statements to the best of the affiant s information and belief, not as of a certainty. 3 Am J2d Affi § 22 … Ballentine's law dictionary
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affidavit upon information and belief — One which is little more than a statement of opinion and lacks the essential of a positive statement required to support a prosecution for perjury. 41 Am J1st Perj § 26 … Ballentine's law dictionary
averment on information and belief — An allegation in a pleading which states that the pleader is informed and believes the facts stated to be true, instead of making a direct statement of such facts. 41 Am J1st Plead § 40 … Ballentine's law dictionary
belief — be·lief n: a degree of conviction of the truth of something esp. based on a consideration or examination of the evidence compare knowledge, suspicion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
information — in·for·ma·tion n: an instrument containing a formal accusation of a crime that is issued by a prosecuting officer and that serves the same function as an indictment presented by a grand jury compare complaint 2, indictment ◇ About half the states … Law dictionary
