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Meeting of minds






Meeting of minds

The requirement in contract law of mutual agreement as to substance and terms, such as the nature of the writing assignment and the stated compensation.

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Contract
A negotiated oral or written agreement setting forth the terms for an exchange of value between parties (which may be individuals or companies) and under which each party promises to perform an obligation. Certain terms, such as the obligations to be performed and the terms for setting price or compensation must be mutually understood, known in legal lingo as a "meeting of the minds," and promised to by the parties to form a legal contract.

Mutual
Reciprocal.

Agreement
A verbal or written resolution of disputes.

Substance
Evidence. That which is essential; it is used in opposition to form.

Writing
The act of forming by the hand letters or characters of a particular kind on paper or other suitable substance, and artfully putting them together so as to co nvey ideas. It differs from printing, which is the formation of words on paper or other proper substance by means of a stamp. Sometimes by writing ii understood printing, and sometimes printing and writing mixed.

Assignment
The release by an afdc recipient of all rights to support arrearages owed the recipient and of the right to receive current child support as the result of the receipt of afdc.

Compensation
1) Contracts. A reward for services rendered. 2) Crim. law; Compeusatio crimiuura, or recrimination. 3) Remedies. The damages recovered for an injury, or the violation of a contract.



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Medical waiver
A medical waiver permits an immigration applicant to be allowed into, or remain in the United States despite having a health condition identified as grounds of inadmissibility. Terms and conditions can be applied to a medical waiver on a case by case basis.

Medicine chest
A box containing an assortment of medicines.

Medietas linguae
Half tongue. This expression was used to signify that a jury for the trial of a foreigner or alien for a crime, was to be composed one half of natives and the other of foreigners. The jury de medietate linguae is used in but a few if any of the United States.

Medium filum aquœ
The middle line of the water.

Medium filum viœ
The middle line of the road.

Meeting of minds

Melancholia
Medical jurisprudence. A name given by the ancients to a species of par- tial intellectual mania, now more generally known by the name of monomania.It bore this name because it was supposed to be always attended by dejection of mind and gloomy ideas.

Meliorations
Scotch law. Improvements of an estate, other than mere repairs; betterments.

Melius inquirendum vel inquirendo
English practice. A writ which in certain cases issues after an imperfect inquisition returned on a capias utlugatum in outlawry. This melius inquirendum commands the sheriff to summon another inquest in order that the value, &c., of lands, &c., may be better or more cor- rectly ascertained. Its use is rare.

Member
This word has various significations:1)The limits of the body use- ful in self-defence. Membrum est pars corporis habens destinatum operationem in corpore. 2) An individual who belongs to a firm, partnership, company or corporation. 3) One who belongs to a legislative body, or other branch of the government; as, a member of the house of representatives; a member of the court.

Member of congress
A member of the senate or house of representatives of the United States.

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