Title

Definition - Noun
[Anglo-French, inscription, legal right, from Old French, from Latin titulum inscription, chapter heading, part of the law that sanctions an action]
1 a  : the means or right by which one owns or possesses property
broadly
: the quality of ownership as determined by a body of facts and events



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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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