valid defense

valid defense
A defense required as a condition of the vacation of a judgment, being a defense having such merit that the law will recognize it and give effect thereto when sufficient proof thereof is forthcoming. It is not essential that the defense extend to the whole cause of action. State ex rel. Comrs. of Land Office v Jones, 198 Okla 187, 176 P2d 992, 174 ALR 1.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • valid — Having legal strength or force, executed with proper formalities, incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside. Bennett v. State, 46 Ala.App. 535, 245 So.2d 570, 572. Founded on truth of fact; capable of being justified; supported, or… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig — (today Gdańsk) Part of the Invasion of Poland …   Wikipedia

  • Defense of Marriage Act — DOMA redirects here. For other uses, see Doma (disambiguation). For other uses of Defense of Marriage Act , see Defense of marriage amendment. Defense of Marriage Act Acronym DOMA Enacted by the 104th United States Congress …   Wikipedia

  • Nuremberg Defense — The Nuremberg Defense is a legal defense that essentially states that the defendant was only following orders ( Befehl ist Befehl , literally order is order ) and is therefore not responsible for his crimes. The defense was most famously employed …   Wikipedia

  • Impossibility defense — An Impossibility defense is a criminal defense occasionally used when a defendant is accused of a criminal attempt that failed only because the crime was factually or legally impossible to commit.cite book first= last= authorlink= coauthors=… …   Wikipedia

  • La Défense (Paris Métro, RER and Transilien) — Infobox Paris metro Name=La Défense Grande Arche Day=April 1 Year=1992 Access=Rue Carpeaux times; voie Perronet Municipality=Puteaux Zone=2 3 Next= X=17 Y=19La Défense is a station of the Paris Métro, RER, and Transilien suburban rail lines. It… …   Wikipedia

  • Strategic Defense Initiative — Organization SDIO Agency overview Formed 1984 Dissolved 1993 (renamed) Superseding a …   Wikipedia

  • Joint defense privilege — The joint defense privilege, or common interest rule, is an extension of the attorney client privilege.[1] Under “common interest” or “joint defense” doctrine, parties with shared interest in actual or potential litigation against common… …   Wikipedia

  • Department of Defense Serum Repository — Interior of the United States Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR). The Department of Defense Serum Repository (also referred to as the DoD Serum Repository or simply DoDSR) is a biological repository operated by the United States… …   Wikipedia

  • Civil defense in Israel — deals with a variety of military and terrorist threats to the civilian population, which have included concealed bombs such as suicide bombings and car bombs, projectiles such as missiles, rockets and mortars, and hijacking of aircraft, buses and …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”