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Define: Legal notice

The meaning of “Legal notice” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is ""Legal notice"" defined in a legal contract?

  1. Legal notice means every notice required by law or by order of a court to be published in a publication, excluding notices required by private and local laws to be published in newspapers, and includes all of the relevant notifications. Seen in 105 SEC filings.
  2. Legal notice means a report that was prepared as a result of work that is not suggested to represent the views of all parties and that does not guarantee the accuracy of the information. Moreover, the said report does not take legal liability for the content within the report and does not infringe upon privately owned rights. Seen in 25 SEC filings.
  3. Legal notice means the publication daily for a week in a newspaper within a major city and written notice to all real estate brokers in the area. Seen in 15 SEC filings.
  4. Legal notice means written notification to certain prescribed people or organizations. Seen in 7 SEC filings.
  5. Legal notice means as an example, a notice that provides guidelines, and the user of the notice agrees to release and hold harmless from any liability arising under the content of the document. Seen in 6 SEC filings.
  6. Legal notice means a written matter required to be published in a newspaper by any mandated laws without an order of any court of a country. Seen in 5 SEC filings.
  7. Legal notice means written notifications to certain addresses, which comes from either the initiator or receiver party. There is a need for its contents to get copied via e-mail. Seen in 4 SEC filings.

Note: pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

Legal notice means every notice mandated by law or court to be published in a publication.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Legal disputes where notifications are required to be made public.
  • Regulatory or compliance procedures as per the governing law.
  • When implementing new policies or procedures that require a legal notice.

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

Legal notice means a written notice, shared daily for a week in a newspaper or conveyed to all relevant parties.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Residential or commercial property transactions requiring public notice.
  • Dissolution of a business partnership where all concerned parties need to be notified.
  • Public auction or sale proceedings.

Relevant Sectors

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Legal notice means every notice mandated by law or court to be published in a publication.

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