Mark

Definition - Noun
1  : a character usu. in the form of a cross or X that is made as a substitute for a signature by a person who cannot or is unwilling to write
2  : a character, device, label, brand, seal, or other sign put on an article or used in connection with a service esp. to show the maker or owner, to certify quality, or for identification:
a  : See also trademark
b  : See also service mark

Definition - Transitive Verb
1  : to fix or trace out the bounds or limits of <a landowner ~ing his boundary>
2  : to affix a significant identifying mark (as a trademark) to
1  : to adjust (cash deposited with a lender of securities) to the prevailing market price
2  : to value (an option or futures contract) in accordance with the market value prevailing on the last business day of the year for tax purposes



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best evidence rule

a rule of evidence: in order to prove what is said or pictured in a writing, recording, or photograph the original must be provided unless the original is lost, destroyed, or otherwise unobtainable


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