material alteration — noun (law) A deliberate alteration (of date, amount, etc) to a bill of exchange, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑material … Useful english dictionary
material alteration — A change in the terms of a written instrument which gives it a legal effect different from that which it originally had. Barton Sav. Bank & Trust Co. v Stephenson, 87 Vt 433, 89 A 639. An intentional act performed upon an instrument after it has… … Ballentine's law dictionary
alteration — I noun adjustment, conversion, correction, difference, diversity, innovation, modification, modulation, reform, rehabilitation, reorganization, repair, revision, transition, transposition, variability, variance, variation associated concepts:… … Law dictionary
material — ma·te·ri·al 1 /mə tir ē əl/ adj 1: of, relating to, or consisting of physical matter 2: being of real importance or consequence 3: being an essential component the material terms of the contract 4: being relevant to a subject under considerati … Law dictionary
material — Important; more or less necessary; having influence or effect; going to the merits; having to do with matter, as distinguished from form. Representation relating to matter which is so substantial and important as to influence party to whom made… … Black's law dictionary
material — Important; more or less necessary; having influence or effect; going to the merits; having to do with matter, as distinguished from form. Representation relating to matter which is so substantial and important as to influence party to whom made… … Black's law dictionary
alteration — Variation; changing; making different. A change of a thing from one form or state to another; making a thing different from what it was without destroying its identity. See alter. An act done upon an instrument by which its meaning or language is … Black's law dictionary
alteration — Variation; changing; making different. A change of a thing from one form or state to another; making a thing different from what it was without destroying its identity. See alter. An act done upon an instrument by which its meaning or language is … Black's law dictionary
material change — An expression which, in reference to a building or construction contract, is so well understood that to attempt to define it in instructing the jury is more likely to confuse than to aid the jury. Nance v Patterson Bldg. Co. 140 Ky 564, 131 SW… … Ballentine's law dictionary
alteration, material — n. A change in the language of a contract that affects the rights defined by the contract. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
