four corners — four cor·ners n pl: the contents of a document as interpreted without reference to or consideration of outside information: the face of a document any evidence offered...must appear within the four corners of the will Crump s Estate v. Freeman,… … Law dictionary
four corners rule — n: a rule holding that if a document (as a contract, deed, or will) appears on its face to be complete no outside evidence may be used to challenge it ◇ The number of states that accept the four corners rule is in decline. Merriam Webster’s… … Law dictionary
four corners of an instrument — The principle that a document s meaning should be derived from the document itself, without reference to anything outside of the document (extrinsic evidence), such as the circumstances surrounding its writing or the history of the party signing… … Law dictionary
Four Corners (disambiguation) — Four Corners is a point in the southwestern United States where Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona meet.Four Corners may also refer to:In places: * Any quadripoint, a point on the Earth that touches four distinct regions * United States: **… … Wikipedia
Four Corners of the Law — The Four Corners of the Law is a term commonly used to refer to the intersection of Meeting and Broad Streets in Charleston, South Carolina. The term was coined in the 1930 s by Robert Ripley, creator of Ripley s Believe it or Not!. St. Michael s … Wikipedia
The Four Corners of Nowhere — is a comedy film released in 1995, directed by Stephen Chbosky.tarring *Mark McClain Wilson as Duncan *Amy Raasch as Jenny *Eric Vesbit as Toad *David Wilcox as Hank *Melissa Zafarana as Squeeze *Aaron Williams as Calvin *Julian Rad as… … Wikipedia
Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… … Universalium
List of law topics (F-M) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… … Wikipedia
Nineteen Eighty-Four — This article is about the Orwell novel. For other uses, see 1984 (disambiguation). Nineteen Eighty Four … Wikipedia
integrated agreement — A contract that contains within its four corners the entire understanding of the parties and is subject to the parol evidence rule, which seeks to preserve the integrity of written agreements by refusing to allow the parties to modify their… … Law dictionary
