Legal Definition and Related Resources of Indeterminate

Meaning of Indeterminate

That which Is uncertain, or not particularly designated; as, if I sell you one hundred bushels of wheat, without stating what wheat. 1 Bouv. Inst, note 950.

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Synonyms of Indeterminate

adjective

ambiguous
anceps
boundless
cryptic
dubius
endless
equivocal
featureless
fluctuant
fluid
formless
hazy
illdefined
immeasurable
in a state of uncertainty
in doubt
inarticulated
incalculable
incertus
inconclusive
indefinite
indistinct
infinite
interminable
limitless
measureless
nonspecific
not ascertained
not designated
not fixed
not fixed in extent
not made certain
not particularly designated
not precise
not settled
obscure
open
open to question
shapeless
speculative
termless
unbounded
uncertain
unclear
undecided
undefined
unfathomable
unfixed
unlimited
unmeasured
unordered
unresolved
unsettled
unspecified
vague
without bound
without end
without limit
without measure
Associated Concepts: indeterminate damages
indeterminate penalty
indeterminate punishment
indeterminate sentence

Indeterminate Term (Intermediate Term) in Maritime Law

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The following is a definition of Indeterminate Term (Intermediate Term), produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: A term of a contract which, according to the consequences of its breach, will allow rescission of the contract (and damages) or merely damages. See Bunge Corp. v. Tradax [1981] 2 All E.R. 513, [1981] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 1 (H.L.); Hong Kong Fir v. KKK [1962] 2 Q.B. 26, [1961] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 478 (C.A.). See also condition (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary) and warranty (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary).

Indeterminate in Admiralty Law

For information on indeterminate in this context, see the entry on indeterminate in the maritime law encyclopedia.

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