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  • Ordinary

    Regular , usual , normal, common , often recurring, customary.

  • Transfer

    To convey . Also, the document by which property is transferred. Generally, the term transfer is used only to denote voluntary conveyance of property. The bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. §101(40) defines the word as every mode, direct or indirect, absolute or conditional, voluntary […]

  • Process

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Process Meaning of Process The proceedings in any action or prosecution , real or personal , civil or criminal , from the beginning to the end; strictly, the summons by which one is cited into a court , […]

  • Pacta Sunt Servanda

    Pacta sunt servanda in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of pacta sunt servanda.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading pacta sunt […]

  • Pacta Sunt Servanda

    Pacta sunt servanda in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of pacta sunt servanda.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading pacta sunt […]

  • Abandonment

    Adoption Legal Definition of Abandonment Meaning of Abandonment Desertion of a child by a parent or adult primary caregiver with no provisions for continued childcare nor with any apparent intention to return to resume caregiving.Learn more […]

  • Good Faith

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Good Faith Meaning of Good Faith In its traditional sense good faith denotes a moral quality ; it is equated with honesty of purpose, freedom from fraudulent intent, faithfulness to duty or obligation . […]

  • Promissory Note

    An unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another signed by the maker , engaging to pay on demand , or at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money to order or to bearer . Distinct from a bill of exchange in that the maker of a promissory note…

  • Promissory Note

    An unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another signed by the maker , engaging to pay on demand , or at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money to order or to bearer . Distinct from a bill of exchange in that the maker of a promissory note…

  • Chicken War

    Chicken War in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, chicken war is: a period of trade tension between the United States and the European Economic Community lasting from July 1962 to January 1964. The entries on trade policy are here. It overshadowed the start of the Kennedy Round. The […]

  • Georgetown Agreement

    Georgetown Agreement in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, georgetown agreement is: adopted on 6 June 1975 in Georgetown, Guyana. The entries on trade policy are here. It established the group of ACP states. The entries on trade policy are here. It was revised on 26 November 1992 with the […]

  • Port

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Port Meaning of Port A place where a vessel can lie in a position of more or less shelter from the elements with a view to the loading or discharge of cargo ; for servicing and for provisions. The […]

  • Charter Of Economic Rights And Duties Of States

    Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, charter of economic rights and duties of states is: an initiative launched at UNCTAD III (1972) ostensibly aimed at protecting the economic rights of all countries, but really promoting a change in what […]

  • Charter Of Economic Rights And Duties Of States

    Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, charter of economic rights and duties of states is: an initiative launched at UNCTAD III (1972) ostensibly aimed at protecting the economic rights of all countries, but really promoting a change in what […]

  • Slander

    The publication of a defamatory matter by word of mouth or in a transient form, giving rise to a right of action for damages . See United States v Dorr, (Philippine Sup. Ct.)23 S.Ct. 859, 47L.Ed. 1187. Speaking words tending to injure the reputation of another, exposing such person […]