- complete
- To finish; accomplish that which one starts out to docomplete, adjFull; entire; including every item or element of the thing spoken of, without omissions or deficiencies; as, a "complete" copy, record, schedule, or transcript. Perfect; consummate; not lacking in any element or particular; as in the case of a "complete legal title" to land, which includes the possession, the right of possession, and the right of property (i.e. fee simple title). Versailles Tp. v. Ulm, 152 Pa.Super. 384, 33 A.2d 265, 267@ completedFinished; nothing substantial remaining to be done; state of a thing that has been created, erected, constructed or done substantially according to contract@ complete determination of causeDetermination of every issue so as to render decree or judgment res judicata@ complete in itselfIn reference to a legislative act, means covering entire subject; not amendatory@ completeness ruleRule of evidence which permits further use of a document to explain portion of document already in evidence. Camps v. N. Y. City Transit Authority, C.A.N.Y., 261 F.2d 320.See also open (open the door)@ complete operation ruleThis doctrine holds that an unloading clause in insurance policy covers the entire process involved in the moving of goods from the moment the goods are in the insured's possession and until they are given, at the place of destination, to the party to whom delivery is to be made. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., D.C.App., 380 A.2d 1385, 1387@ complete paymentOn a contract, the final payment@
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.