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purposeful availment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pur-pose-ful avail-ment
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the law of civil procedure, an intentional act by one party directed into a particular state, thereby permitting that state to constitutionally assert personal jurisdiction over that party.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does purposeful availment mean?
In the law of civil procedure, an intentional act by one party directed into a particular state, thereby permitting that state to constitutionally assert personal jurisdiction over that party.

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