noun
- A state of awareness of a fact or thing, as required
by law or contract.
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A communication seeking to make its recipient aware of a fact or thing, as
required by law or contract.
actual notice
Notice personally received by the person for whom it was intended.
constructive notice
Notice deemed to have been received by a party, due to publicly known
facts or events of which that party had a duty to be aware.
implied notice
Notice deemed to have been received by a party, due to his or her
knowledge of other information that should have led that party to become aware
of the matter in question.
inquiry notice
Notice deemed to have been received by a party, due to the partyÂ’s
knowledge of other information that would have caused a reasonable person to
inquire further.
judicial notice
Notice taken by a court that a fact is so obvious, well-known or
commonly accepted that no proof is required to establish that fact; for
example, judicial notice may be taken of the fact that many people died during
the events of September 11, 2001, without proof being necessary as to the
actual death of such persons.
personal notice
Actual
notice received directly by the person for whom it was intended.