Common

Definition - adj
1 a  : of or relating to a community at large
: See also public<~ defense>
b  : known to the community <a ~ thief>
2  : belonging to or shared by two or more persons or things or by all members of a group <when the insured and the beneficiary perish in a ~ disaster> <~ areas of the building>
3  : of or relating to common stock <~ shares>

Definition - Noun
1  plcap : See also house of commons
2  : the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others <the ~ of estovers> <the ~ of pasture>
3  : a piece of land subject to common use: as
a  : land jointly owned and used esp. for pasture
b  : a public open area in a municipality
4  : a condition of shared ownership
: a condition in which a right is shared with an interest held by another person <held the estate in ~>
see also tenancy in common at tenancy
compare severalty
5  : See also common stock



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collateral estoppel

estoppel by judgment barring the relitigation of issues litigated by the same parties on a different cause of action


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