memorandum
Meaning. A written note or document setting out the terms, grounds or particulars of something.
In general, a memorandum is a written record of something to be remembered or acted on. In legal practice the word appears in several fixed phrases. A memorandum of appeal is the document by which a civil appeal is filed, setting out the grounds of objection to the decree concisely and without argument; it must be accompanied by a copy of the judgment. A memorandum of association is a company's charter, and a memorandum of understanding records an agreement in principle.
Its plural is memoranda.
Example
The memorandum of appeal was returned because the grounds were argumentative and the certified copy of the decree was not filed.
In Indian law
- Order XLI, Rule 1, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (form of appeal)
See also
appeal · memorandum of association · memorandum of understanding
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