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FORM: "Legal Lexicon":
1. The model of an instrument or legal proceeding, containing the substance and the principal terms to be used in accordance with the laws.
2. The act of pursuing, in legal proceedings and in the construction of legal instruments, the order required by law. Form is usually put in contradistinction to substance.
The difference between matters of form and substance is, that if the matter pleaded is in itself insufficient, without reference to the manner of pleading it, the defect is substantial; but if the fault is in the manner of alleging it, the defect is formal. For example, the omission of a consideration in a contrac,t or of the performance of a condition precedent, when such condition exists, or of knowledge in the defendant in action for malicious prosecution, etc., are all defects in substance. On the other hand, duplicity; a negative pregnant; argumentative pleading; omission of a day, when time is immaterial; of a place, in transitory actions, and the like, are only faults in form.
At the same time that fastidious objections against trifling errors of form arising from mere clerical mistakes are not encouraged or sanctioned by the courts, it has been justly observed that "infinite mischief has been produced by the facility of the courts in overlooking matters of form; it encourages carelessness and places ignorance too much upon a footing with knowledge amongst those who practice the drawing of pleadings."
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Shape (with especial reference to structure), figure, configuration, conformation, mould, fashion, cast, cut, tournure, Fashion, shape, mould / Mould, pattern, model / Arrangement, organization, combination, law of combination, principle of arrangement or synthesis, a priori principle / Mode, method, formula, formulary, ritual, established practice, Make, create, produce / Manner, system, sort, kind, order, Contrive, devise, invent, frame / Regularity, order, arrangement, shapeliness, Constitute, compose, make up / Ceremony, formality, ceremonial, ritual, conventionality, etiquette, conventional rule, Arrange, dispose, combine / Empty show, mere appearance / Bench, long seat (without a back) / Class, rank of students / Type in a chase (ready for printing)

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Form — (de) … Kölsch Dialekt Lexikon
form — form·abil·i·ty; form·able; form·ably; form·al·de·hyde; form·amide; form·am·i·dine; form·a·zan; form·ful; form·ism; form·ist; form·less; Form·var; for·nic·i·form; fos·si·form; fo·ve·i·form; fruc·ti·form; fun·gi·form; fun·nel·form; fur·ci·form;… … English syllables
Form — • The original meaning of the term form, both in Greek and Latin, was and is that in common use • eidos, being translated, that which is seen, shape, etc., with secondary meanings derived from this, as form, sort, particular, kind, nature… … Catholic encyclopedia
form — n 1 Form, figure, shape, conformation, configuration are comparable when they denote the disposition or arrangement of content that gives a particular aspect or appearance to a thing as distinguished from the substance of which that thing is made … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Form — may mean: *Form, the shape, appearance, or configuration, of an object *Form (furniture), a long seat or bench without a back *Form (education), a class, set or group of students *Form, a shallow depression or flattened nest of grass used by a… … Wikipedia
Form — (Lehnwort von lat. forma) bezeichnet: Gestalt, die Art und Weise, wie etwas ist oder sich verändert im Sport die körperliche Verfassung eines Menschen, siehe Fitness Form (Kampfkunst), ein feststehender Bewegungsablauf in den Naturwissenschaften… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Form — (f[=o]rm; in senses 8 & 9, often f[=o]rm in England), n. [OE. & F. forme, fr. L. forma; cf. Skr. dhariman. Cf. {Firm}.] 1. The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed; particular disposition or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
form — n 1: the structure of something (as a document) as distinguished from its matter a defect in form, not substance 2: established procedure according to rule or practice see also form of action 3: a printed or typed document with blank spaces for… … Law dictionary
form — [fôrm] n. [ME forme < OFr < L forma, a shape, figure, image < ? (via Etr) Gr morphē] 1. the shape, outline, or configuration of anything; structure as apart from color, material, etc. 2. a) the body or figure of a person or animal b) a… … English World dictionary
Form 8-K — is a report required to be filed by public companies with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. After a significant event like bankruptcy or departure of a CEO, a public… … Wikipedia
form — [n1] shape; arrangement anatomy, appearance, articulation, cast, configuration, conformation, construction, contour, cut, design, die, embodiment, fashion, figure, formation, framework, mode, model, mold, outline, pattern, plan, profile, scheme,… … New thesaurus

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