Defenses- Match the Defense to the Definition/Description. Reminder: The defenses are listed in the Maryland Rules. Use the Maryland Rules for Circuit Court Defenses as your word bank. 1. A claimant who has obtained an arbitration award may not bring the satne claim again in a different arbitration or in court proceedings. The illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest. A statute prescribing a period of limitation for the bringing of certain kinds of legal action. A matter that has been adjudicated by a competent court and may not be pursued further by the same parties. The requirement that certain kinds of contracts be memorialized in a writing, signed by the party to be charged, with sufcient content to evidence the contract. Failure of an injured plaintiff to act prudently, considered to be a contributory factor in the injury suffered. There are two kinds of defenses that are discussed in the Maryland Rules, defenses and defenses. Taking a chance in a potentially dangerous situation. The voluntary surrender of a known right; conduct supporting an inference that a particular right has been relinquished. This is typically signed prior to a claim