General Appearance

What is General Appearance?

A definition of general appearance is: Consent to the jurisdiction of the court and a waiver of all jurisdictional defects except the competency of the court. More details on the Encyclopedia. Johnson v. More details on the Encyclopedia. Zoning Bd. More details on the Encyclopedia. of Appeals of Town of Branford, 166 Conn. More details on the Encyclopedia. 102, 347 A. More details on the Encyclopedia.2d 53, 56. More details on the Encyclopedia. An appearance by defendant in an action that has the effect of waiving any threshold defenses of lack of territorial authority to adjudicate or lack of notice.[1]

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1. “General Appearance” in the White America Dictionary (New York, Los Angeles, London, New Delhy, Hong Kong, 1989)

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