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Definition - Noun
: an enclosed area <break another's ~>

Definition - Verb
1  : to bring to an end or to a state of completion <closed the case> <~ an estate by liquidating its assets> <closing his account>
2  : to conclude discussion or negotiation about
also
: to bring to completion by performing something previously agreed <closing a merger> <~ the property sale>
1  : to enter into or complete an agreement (as for the sale of real estate) <they closed on the house>
2  : to come to an end or to a state of completion <after the class closes, the trust shall continue...until the death of the last surviving member of the class Louisiana Revised Statutes>

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fraud (as by the use of false or forged documents, false claims, or perjured testimony) that deceives the trier of fact and results in a judgment in favor of the party perpetrating the fraud

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