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General appearance

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002282

An action taken by a defendant that acknowledges the court's authority over them for the purposes of a lawsuit. By making a general appearance, such as filing an answer to the complaint without objecting to jurisdiction, the defendant waives any challenges to the court's personal jurisdiction. This contrasts with a special appearance, which is made for the sole purpose of contesting the court's jurisdiction over the defendant.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002282
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002282",
  "term": "General appearance",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An action taken by a defendant that acknowledges the court's authority over them for the purposes of a lawsuit. By making a general appearance, such as filing an answer to the complaint without objecting to jurisdiction, the defendant waives any challenges to the court's personal jurisdiction. This contrasts with a special appearance, which is made for the sole purpose of contesting the court's jurisdiction over the defendant.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/general-appearance/"
}

Record 2,192 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.