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ap·par·ent adj1: capable of being easily seen, perceived, or discoveredapparent defectsapparent ambiguity2: having a right to succeed to a title or estate that cannot be defeated3: appearing to one's senses and esp. one's vision or to one's understanding as real or true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be correct or factualan apparent ability to cause injurythe apparent scope of the agent's authorityap·par·ent·ly adv
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(perceptible) adjective
able to be seen, clear, conspicuous, definite, detectable, discernible, distinct, easily seen, evident, explicit, exposed, express, rictus, identifiable, in sight, in view, indubitable, known, manifest, manifestus, noticeable, notorious, obvious, open, open to view, overt, palpable, patent, perceivable, plain, real, recognizable, self-evident, showing, species, tangible, uncovered, undisguised, videor, viewable, visible
associated concepts: apparent ability, apparent agency, apparent authority, apparent cause, apparent danger, apparent defect, apparent easement, apparent from the record, apparent necessity, apparent ownership, apparent partnership, apparent risk, apparent scope of authority, apparent use
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(presumptive) adjective
appearing, assumptive, conjectural, contemplated, evidential, expected, hopeful, intended, likely, logical, manifest, ostensible, plausible, premised, presumable, probable, proposed, propositional, prospective, seeming, suggestive, supposable, supposed, suppositional, suppositionary, suppositive, taken for granted, to be supposed
associated concepts: apparent heir, apparent validity
foreign phrases:
- Quod constat clare non debet verificari. — What is clearly apparent is not required to be proved.- Quod constat curiae opere testium non indiget. — That which appears to the court needs not the help of witnesses.III index axiomatic, blatant (conspicuous), candid, circumstantial, coherent (clear), colorable (plausible), conclusive (determinative), conspicuous, constructive (inferential), demonstrable, discernible, distinct (clear), elementary, evident, flagrant, lucid, manifest, naked (perceptible), obvious, open (in sight), ostensible, overt, palpable, patent, pellucid, perceivable, perceptible, plausible, presumptive, probable, prominent, public (known), specious, unmistakable, visible (noticeable)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.Obvious; evident; true as far as one can see.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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adj.1 Readily perceived; manifest; obvious; visible.2 Seeming, but not actual or real.See also actual, constructive.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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That which is clear, plain, and evident.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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That which is clear, plain, and evident.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.