Search results for: “construction labor”

  • Flat Cost

    Concept of Flat Cost in the context of Real Property A short definition of Flat Cost: The direct cost of labor and materials used in construction of a project.

  • Interpretation

    Finding out or collecting the intention of a writer, either from his words or from other conjectures or from both. Interpretation may be literal, which is where one collects the intention from the words used only; or rational, where the words do not express the intention perfectly but […]

  • Mechanic’s Lien

    A mechanic ‘s lien was no; recognized in common law and is solely the creature of statute . A claim created by law to secure priority of payment of the price and value of work performed and materials furnished in erecting or altering a building or other structure and […]

  • Conveyancing

    A term including both the science and act of transferring titles to real estate from one man to another. It includes the examination of the title of the alienor, and also the preparation of the instruments of transfer. It is, in England and Scotland, and, to a greatly inferior extent, in […]

  • Misunderstand

    verbbe confused be ignorant be in the wrong be misguided be misled be mistaken blunder commit an error confuse delude oneself distort err fail to understand fall into err…

  • Misconceive

    verbbe deceived be misguided be misinformed be misled be mistaken blunder deceive oneself delude oneself distort the meaning err estimate incorrectly fail to understand fall into…

  • Misconceive

    verbbe deceived be misguided be misinformed be misled be mistaken blunder deceive oneself delude oneself distort the meaning err estimate incorrectly fail to understand fall into…

  • Include

    To have as a component part; to contain; to consider with or put into a general category. Occurring in Statutes and in the interpretation clauses of formal documents, generally the word is used to enlarge the meaning of words or phrases occurring in the Statute or document. Very generally used […]