Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Genuine

adj. 1. (Of a thing) authentic or real; something that has the quality of what it is purported to be or to have <the plaintiff failed to question whether the exhibits were genuine. 2. (Of an instrument) free of forgery or counterfeiting <the bank teller could not determine whether the signature on the check was genuine>. UCC ยง 1-201(18).

genuine issue of material fact

Civil procedure. In the law of summary judgments, a triable, substantial, or real question of fact supported by substantial evidence. ( An issue of this kind precludes entry of summary judgment.