(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc.)
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a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
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a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc.)
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the…
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the…
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.(law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.contract governing the merger of two or more companies
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality…
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the o…
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract between crew and captain of a ship
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee)
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality…
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract in which the contractor is paid their total cost plus a stated percentage of profit
Used in the same subject area: Contract law, Law, General law.a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise
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A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, signed, seal, signer, attached.An action to recover damages for a breach or nonperformance of a contract or promise, express or implied, oral or in writing not under…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, signed, seal, signer, attached.Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, signed, seal, signer, attached.as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as ‘on behalf of’ rather than ‘in behalf of’); "the guardian signed the contra…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, signed, seal, signer, attached.A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, signed, seal, signer, attached.The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, signed, seal, signer, attached.A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a representation of St. Pe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, signed, seal, signer, attached.a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, signed, seal, signer, attached.Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a col…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, signed, seal, signer, attached.A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to member…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, signed, seal, signer, attached.The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing signed by a principal or superior, to attest its authenticity.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, signed, seal, signer, attached.An undertaking, on sufficient consideration, in writing and under seal, to do or to refrain from some act or thing; a contract; a stip…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: contract, signed, seal, signer, attached.
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