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01_542109 ffirs.qxp 3/28/06 12:15 PM Page iii TM Law Dictionary by Susan Ellis Wild, Legal Editor 01_542109 ffirs.qxp 3/28/06 12:15 PM Page ii 01_542109 ffirs.qxp 3/28/06 12:15 PM Page i TM Law Dictionary 01_542109 ffirs.qxp 3/28/06 12:15 PM Page ii 01_542109 ffirs.qxp 3/28/06 12:15 PM Page iii TM Law Dictionary by Susan Ellis Wild, Legal Editor 01_542109 ffirs.qxp 3/28/06 12:15 PM Page iv Webster’s New World®Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, 317-572-3447, fax 317-572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. The publisher and the author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including without limitation warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales or promotional materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for every situation. This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in ren- dering legal, accounting, or other professional services. If professional assistance is required, the ser- vices of a competent professional person should be sought. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising herefrom. The fact that an organization or Website is referred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of further information does not mean that the author or the publisher endorses the information the organization or Website may provide or recommendations it may make. Further, readers should be aware that Internet Websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, Webster’s New World, the Webster’s New World logo, and all related trademarks, logos, and trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All other trademarks are the property of their respective own- ers. Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. For general information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support, please con- tact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 800-762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3993, or fax 317-572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. For more information about Wiley products, please visit our web site at www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is available from the publisher upon request. ISBN-13 978-0-7645-4210-7 ISBN-10 0-7645-4210-9 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 01_542109 ffirs.qxp 3/28/06 12:15 PM Page v Dedication To my mother, an original Webster, who gave me my love of words. 01_542109 ffirs.qxp 3/28/06 12:15 PM Page vi 01_542109 ffirs.qxp 3/28/06 12:15 PM Page vii About the Author Susan Ellis Wild has been a practicing lawyer since 1982, and currently is a fulltime litigator in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She is President of the 600+ member Bar Association of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Susan has litigated more than 100 cases and frequently writes and speaks to audiences about law-related topics. She has been appointed by courts on numerous occasions to act as an independent arbitrator/media- tor of cases. Susan is admitted to the Bars of Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and Maryland, and has appeared in courts in a number of other states. 01_542109 ffirs.qxp 3/28/06 12:15 PM Page viii

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