sum certain
noun[C]
LAWukuspluralsums certainafixedamountto bepaidat the end of acontractor otherlegalagreement:
A promissorynoteis anunconditionalpromisetopayasumcertaininmoney.
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sum certain
A document claimed to be a negotiable instrument can not be negotiated unless it is for asumcertain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some kinds of legal claims can not be brought at all unless thesumcertaincan be plead.
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Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For instance, a summons for asumcertain—a liquidated amount—is known as a default summons.
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Or what good result can arise from limiting the definition of debt to the claim of asumcertain?
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