sum certain

sum certain definition - legal

n

Any fixed, settled-upon, precise amount. It may be a commercial instrument with a fixed amount specified on its face. See also liquidated damages and unliquidated.

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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