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Breach
The violation of a obligation , ora duty.
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Breach
The violation of a obligation , ora duty.
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Clause
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Clause Meaning of Clause A single paragraph or subdivision of a paragraph in a legal document. Part of a sentence in such a document Clause Alternative Definition […]
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Clause
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Clause Meaning of Clause A single paragraph or subdivision of a paragraph in a legal document. Part of a sentence in such a document Clause Alternative Definition […]
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Disclaimer
A disavowal; a renunciation; as, for example, the act by which a patentee renounces part of his title of invention. Of Estates. The act by which a party refuses to accept an estate which has been conveyed to him. Thus, a trustee is said to disclaim who releases to his fellow trustees his […]
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Disclaimer
A disavowal; a renunciation; as, for example, the act by which a patentee renounces part of his title of invention. Of Estates. The act by which a party refuses to accept an estate which has been conveyed to him. Thus, a trustee is said to disclaim who releases to his fellow trustees his […]
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Monition
In practice. A process in the. nature of a summons, which is used in the civil law, and in those courts which derive their practice from the civil law. A general monition is a citation or summons to all persons interested, or, as is commonly said, to the whole world, to appear and show […]
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Scire Facias
A judicial writ at common law reviving a judgment and merely a continuation of action leading to execution of the already obtained judgment requiring the defendant to make known reason why execution should not issue .
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Excusable Homicide
Homicide committed under circumstances which constitute, not a justification, but merely an excuse. It is of two sorts:(1) Per infortunium, or by misadventure, where a person unfortunately kills another in doing a lawful act, without any intent to hurt, and without criminal […]
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Barratry
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Barratry Meaning of Barratry The offense of frequently exciting and stirring up quarrels and suits. An act committed by a master of a vessel for some fraudulent or unlawful purpose contrary to his duty to […]
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In Rem
Legal Definition and Related Resources of In rem Meaning of In rem (Lat.) A technical term used to designate proceedings or actions instituted against the thing, in contradistinction to personal actions, which are said to be in personam. […]
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Tenure
The word is a relic of feudal times. Denoted a mode of holding property . In England, theoretically, all land is owned by the crown and all who are possessed of land hold the same mediately or immediately of the Crown. The possession of land by a subject is called tenure which may be […]
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Tenure
The word is a relic of feudal times. Denoted a mode of holding property . In England, theoretically, all land is owned by the crown and all who are possessed of land hold the same mediately or immediately of the Crown. The possession of land by a subject is called tenure which may be […]