Sound

Definition - adj
1 a  : free from injury or disease
: exhibiting normal health
b  : free from flaw, defect, or decay <a ~ design>
2 a  : free from error, fallacy, or misapprehension <based on ~ judicial reasoning>
b  : legally valid <a ~ title>
3  : showing good judgment or sense
: having the mental capacity to make a will esp. as demonstrated by the ability to understand the nature of one's property, identify the natural objects of one's bounty, and understand the nature of the dispositions being made in the will

Definition - Intransitive Verb
: to be based or founded
: have a specified basis for an action ­used with in <those remedies for rent which ~ed in contract ­O. W. Holmes, Jr.> <~ing in tort>



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intrinsic fraud

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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