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Appearance

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000535

The formal act of coming into court as a party to a suit, either in person or through an attorney. This signifies submission to the court's jurisdiction and participation in the legal proceedings. A general appearance waives certain objections, such as lack of personal jurisdiction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000535
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000535",
  "term": "Appearance",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The formal act of coming into court as a party to a suit, either in person or through an attorney. This signifies submission to the court's jurisdiction and participation in the legal proceedings. A general appearance waives certain objections, such as lack of personal jurisdiction.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/appearance/"
}

Record 315 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.