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The statute of frauds refers to the requirement that certain kinds of contracts be made in writing and signed. Traditionally, the statute of frauds requires a writing signed by the defendant in the following circumstances This can be remembered by the mnemonic "MY LEGS" Marriage, one year, land, executor, goods, surety. The term statute of frauds comes from an English Act of Parliament (29 Chas. 2 c. 3) passed in 1677, and more properly called the An Act for Prevention of Frauds and Perjuries.[1] Many common law jurisdictions have made similar statutory provisions, while a number of civil law jurisdictions have equivalent legislation incorporated into their civil codes. The original English statute itself may still be in effect in a number of US states or Canadian provinces, depending on the constitutional or statutory reception of English law, and any subsequent legislative developments.
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