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Tuna
Tuna (Canada United States, 1982) in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, tuna (canada united states, 1982) is: a dispute in the GATT between Canada and the United States. The facts were that on 31 August 1979 the United States prohibited imports from Canada of tuna and tuna products […]
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Salvage
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Salvage Meaning of Salvage In maritime law a reward or compensation given to those who have successfully rescued the cargo or the ship or both from threatened or impending loss or injury or from actual […]
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Salvage
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Salvage Meaning of Salvage In maritime law a reward or compensation given to those who have successfully rescued the cargo or the ship or both from threatened or impending loss or injury or from actual […]
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Seaworthiness
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Seaworthiness Meaning of Seaworthiness The doctrine of seaworthiness is that things about a ship, whether the hull, the decks, machinery , tools furnished, stowage , or the cargo containers, must be […]
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Should
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Should Meaning of Should Past tense of shall , implying a duty or obligation . However, see Shall. Should Alternative Definition A mandatory word. 163 […]
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Damage
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Damage Meaning of Damage Loss, injury or deterioration caused by the negligence , design or accident of one person , to another in respect of the latter’s person or property . Clemmons v Glens Falls Ins. […]
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Damage
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Damage Meaning of Damage Loss, injury or deterioration caused by the negligence , design or accident of one person , to another in respect of the latter’s person or property . Clemmons v Glens Falls Ins. […]
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Seaman
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Seaman Meaning of Seaman A person whose occupation is to assist in the management of vessels at sea. Lukos v Chesapeake & O.R. Co., (D.C.Mich.) 120 F.Supp. 296. All hands employed on the vessel in […]
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Taonga
Taonga This Māori word has actually made its way into English dictionaries, where it is defined as “treasure” or “anything highly prized.” A definition is also included in a dictionary of Māori legal terms published in 2013. Examples of its use in statutes include the Māori Language Act 1987, which states in the preamble: “Whereas…
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Necessaries
The term as generally understood applies to purchases made by minors and married women whereby the estate of the minor , his parent or the husband is bound to pay for them. The term includes services, food, clothing and household supplies. In matrimonial law, a relative term and does […]
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Apartment house
A structure containing multiple independent dwelling units, apartments (in England and sometimes in the U.S. called flats), the occupants of which share common facilities, e.g., a central heating and hot water unit, hallways, stairways, elevators. The most common form of […]
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Tonnage Duty
A tax or duty imposed on vessels as such at a specified rate per ton of capacity or weight of registered tonnage, computed according to prescribed rules of admeasurement. See State Tonnage Tax Cases, 12 Wall (U.S.) 204, 20 L.Ed. 370. The term is also used to refer to any tax for the privilege […]
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Local Assessment, Local Improvement Assessment, Charges, Rates
These are taxes to meet the cost of local improvements. The cost to a municipality of putting in such services as water supply, sewer, storm sewers, etc. are apportioned and assessed against lands that abut and benefit the services. The policy of taxation of this nature rests upon the […]