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scrivener definition - legal

n

A writer; refers to a professional drafter of contracts or other legal documents. It is also applied to someone who is an agent for another and who, for a fee, manages that personÂ’s money, property, and/or securities. Term used commonly in Europe.
scrivenerÂ’s error definition - legal

n

Mistake by preparer of a document that results in intent of the parties being thwarted; basis for not enforcing the document or reforming it. See mutual mistake. 

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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