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noun
Knowledge of a set of circumstances sufficient to make actions based on those circumstances wrongful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: criminal law
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Prior to the inception of an insurance policy, knowledge of specific extant circumstances that could reasonably give rise to a claim under that policy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: business, insurance, law
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see prior, knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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