MOU
Abbreviation for "Memorandum of Understanding." A document which,
if meeting the other criteria, can be, in law, a contract. Generally,
in the world of commerce or international negotiations, a MOU is considered
to be a preliminary document; not a comprehensive agreement between two
parties but rather an interim or partial agreement on some elements, in
some cases a mere agreement in principle, on which there has been accord.
Most MOU's imply that something more is eventually expected.
Minor
A person who is legally underage. It varies between 21 and 18 years of
age. Each state sets an age threshold at which time a person is invested
with all legal rights as an adult. For many new adults, this may mean
access to places serving alcohol and the right to purchase and consume
alcohol, smoke cigarettes and drive a car. But there are many other legal
rights which a minor does not have such as, in some states, the right
to own land, to sign a contract or to get married.
Minutes
The official record of a meeting. Some minutes include a summary (not
verbatim) of the discussion along with any resolutions. Other minutes
just contain a record of the decisions. Minutes start off with the name
of the organisation, the place and date of the meeting and the name of
those person's present. Minutes are prepared by the corporate secretary
and signed by either the president or secretary.
Mis-joinder
When a person has been named as a party to a law suit when that person
should not have been added. When this is asserted, a court will usually
accommodate a request to amend the court documents to strike, or substitute
for, the name of the mis-joined party. Compare with non-joinder.
