Constructive Notice
Legal notice that a person is deemed to have received even if they did not actually receive it, because the information was publicly available.
Encyclopedia entry: Constructive Notice
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constructive notice
Constructive notice is the legal fiction that someone actually received notice (being informed of a case that could affect their interest - see: Notice ) whether or not they truly did receive this. If certain procedures have been followed, the law will consider a person to legally have received notice, even if in fact they did not. The notice under this doctrine arises by presumption of law from the existence of facts and circumstances. For example, a constructive notice can be perceived from a registered deed or a pending suit. Compare: Actual Notice .
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