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de·mand 1 n1: a formal request or call for something (as payment for a debt) esp. based on a right or made with forcea shareholder must first make a demand on the corporation's board of directors to act — R. C. Clarka written demand for payment2: something demandedon demand: upon presentation and request for paymentdemand 2 vt: to ask or call for with force, authority, or by legal right: claim as dueany party may demand a trial by jury of any issue triable of right by a jury — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 38(b)de·mand·able adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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asking for what is due, assertion of legal right, authoritative request, behest, bidding, call, claim, command, emphatic inquiry, exigency, imperative request, imposition, legal claim, notice of claim, order, peremptory claim, request to perform, requirement, requisite, statement of claim, ultimatum
associated concepts: actual demand, cross demand, demand and refusal, demand certificates, demand deposits, demand for payment, demand for relief, demand instruments, demand note, excessive demands, legal demand, notice and demand, on demand, presentment and demand, unreasonable demand
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- Rogationes, quaestiones, et positiones debent esse slmplices. — Demands, questions, and claims ought to be simpleII verb arrogate, ask, ask for with authority, assert a right to, assert one's rights, call for, claim, claim as one's due, command, direct, enjoin, exact, give notice, impose, insist, make application, order, present one's claim, press, request, require, urge associated concepts: actual demand, cross demand, demand and refusal, demand certificates, demand deposits, demand for payment, demand for relief, demand instruments, demand note, excessive demands, legal demand, notice and demand, on demand, presentment and demand, unreasonable demand foreign phrases:- Nihil peti potest ante id tempus quo per rerum naturam persotvi possit. — Nothing can be demanded before the time when, in the nature of things, it can be paid.- Judex non reddit plus quam quod petens ipse requirit. — A judge should not render judgments for a larger sum than the plaintiff demands.III index call (demand), canon, cause of action, coerce, command, compel, compulsion (coercion), constrain (compel), detail (assign), dictate (noun), dictate (verb), direct (order), direction (order), directive, dun (noun), dun (verb), entail, exact, excise, excise (levy a tax), force (compulsion), force (coerce), importune, impose (enforce), insist, instruct (direct), levy, motion, necessitate, need (deprivation), need (requirement), need, order, outlet, petition, prerequisite, prescribe, press (constrain), request (noun), request (verb), require (compel), require (need), requirement, requisition, solicit, stress (strain), subpoena (noun), subpoena (verb), summon, ultimatum
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.An insistent request under a claim of right, requiring someone to do or relinquish something to the demander.v.To require or insist on something; to ask authoritatively.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A claim or an assertion of a legal right or a right to compensation. (See also: demand letter)Category: Accidents & InjuriesCategory: Representing Yourself in CourtCategory: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Working With a Lawyer
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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1 n. A claim for money or other relief or the assertion of a legal right.2 v. To claim money or other relief, or assert a legal right.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Peremptory allegation or assertion of a legal right.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Peremptory allegation or assertion of a legal right.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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1) v. to claim as a need, requirement or entitlement, as in to demand payment or performance under a contract. In a lawsuit for payment of a debt or performance of an act, the party suing (plaintiff) should allege that he/she/it demanded payment or performance.2) n. a claim, such as an unqualified request for payment or other action.3) the amount requested by a plaintiff (usually in writing) during negotiations to settle a lawsuit.4) adj. referring to a note payable at any time a request to pay is made.See also: demand note
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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Demand — ist der Familienname von Christian Demand (* 1960), deutscher Kunstkritiker und seit 2006 Professor für Kunstgeschichte an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nürnberg Heinrich Demand (1902–1974), deutscher Politiker (SPD), nordrhein westfälischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Demand — De*mand , n. [F. demande, fr. demander. See {Demand}, v. t.] 1. The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
demand — [di mand′, dimänd′] vt. [ME demaunden < OFr demander, to demand < L demandare, to give in charge < de , away, from + mandare, to entrust: see MANDATE] 1. to ask for boldly or urgently 2. to ask for as a right or with authority 3. to… … English World dictionary
demand — vb Demand, claim, require, exact are comparable not as close synonyms but as sharing the basic meaning to ask or call for something as due or as necessary or as strongly desired. Demand strongly implies peremptoriness or insistency; if the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Demand — De*mand , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demanding}.] [F. demander, LL. demandare to demand, summon, send word, fr. L. demandare to give in charge, intrust; de + mandare to commit to one s charge, commission, order, command. Cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
demand — ► NOUN 1) an insistent and peremptory request, made as of right. 2) (demands) pressing requirements. 3) the desire of purchasers or consumers for a particular commodity or service. ► VERB 1) ask authoritatively or brusquely. 2) insist on having … English terms dictionary
demand — You demand something from or (less commonly) of someone (demanded an apology from or of him), and you make a demand on someone for something (kept putting more demands on the overworked staff for their time) … Modern English usage
demand — [n] question, request appeal, application, arrogation, bid, bidding, call, call for, charge, claim, clamor, command, counterclaim, entreatment, entreaty, exaction, impetration, imploration, importunity, imposition, inquiry, insistence, interest,… … New thesaurus
Demand — De*mand , v. i. To make a demand; to inquire. [1913 Webster] The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? Luke iii. 14. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English