An adversary proceeding may refer to any case in which two opposing parties resolve a dispute through a neutral third party, however, the term is more frequently used to refer to a specific type of action in bankruptcy court.
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adverse interest
There are three main types of adverse interests.
An adverse interest can mean an interest, claim or right that is against another’s interest. For example, a plaintiff and defendant have adverse interests. A witness with...affirmative action
Affirmative action is defined as a set of procedures designed to; eliminate unlawful discrimination among applicants, remedy the results of such prior discrimination, and prevent such discrimination in the future. Applicants may be seeking...
affirmative defense
An affirmative defense is a defense in which the defendant introduces evidence, which, if found to be credible, will negate criminal liability or civil liability, even if it is proven that the defendant committed the alleged acts. The party...
after-acquired evidence
After-acquired evidence is evidence discovered after an employee is fired, that shows the employee’s misconduct during their employment would have eventually led to termination. In Mckennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co., the Supreme...
after-acquired property
Also called “future-acquired property”.
Personal or real property that a borrower acquires after having taken on a debt secured by all of their property, which becomes additional collateral for the debt. Based on UCC § 9-204, such...after-acquired title
Title held by someone who bought property from a seller before the seller received title to the property and who automatically obtained title upon the seller’s receipt of title.
An example involving acquiring after-acquired...
age discrimination
Age discrimination happens when employers, labor organizations, and employment agencies treat an employee less favorably because of his or her age if the employee is at least 40 years old. It is protected by the Age Discrimination Employment Act of...
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
The purpose of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is to protect relatively old workers (over age 40) from discrimination that works to the advantage of relatively young; discrimination against the relatively young is outside Act's...
age of consent
In family law, age of consent refers to the age one can give meaningful consent. If over the age of 18 years, meaningful consent is presumed. However the presumption may be negated if the person lacked capacity due to developmental disability...