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Act in pais
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Act in paisAn act performed out of court, and not a matter of record. A deed or an assurance transacted between two or more private persons in the country is matter in pais.
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Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.
Matter
Some substantial or essential thing, opposed to form; facts.
Record
1) Evidence. A written memorial made by a public officer authorized by law to perform that function, and intended to serve as evidence of something written, said, or done. 2) To record. The act of making a record.
Deed
Only in relatively rare circumstances is a deed required to complete a transaction. In a commercial situation the most common use is where a variation or concession is made without the other party giving anything in return. A deed is enforceable regardless of the legal requirements for contracts such as the need for consideration. Where a deed is necessary, there are special requirements for a company wishing to enter into such an arrangement which may either involve use of the company or the signature of two directors or a director and a company secretary.
Assurance
1) Com. law. Insurance. 2) Conveyancing. This is called a common assurance. But the term assurances includes, in an enlarged sense, all instruments which dispose of property, whether they be the grants of private persons, or not; such are fines and recoveries, and private acts of the legislature.
Private
Not general, as a private act of the legislature; not in office; as, a private person, as well as an officer, may arrest a felon; individual, as your private interest; not public, as a private way, a private nuisance.
Country
By country is meant the state of which one is a member.
Pais
Pais or Pays. A French word signifying country. In law, matter in pais is matter of fact in opposition to matter of record: a trial per pais, is a trial by the country, that is, by a jury.
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Act of god
An event which is caused solely by the effect of nature or natural causes and without any interference by humans whatsoever. Insurance contracts often exclude "acts of God" from the list of insurable occurrences as a means to waive their obligations for damage caused by hurricanes, floods or earthquakes, all examples of "acts of God".
Act of grace
Scotch law. The name by which the statute which provides for the aliment of prisoners confined for civil debts, is usually known.
Act of law
An event which occurs in consequence of some principle of law.
Act of man
Every man of sound mind and discretion is bound by his own acts,and the law does not permit him to do any thing against it; and all acts are construed most strongly against him who does them
Act of war
The grievances section of a formal public declaration of war by a state.
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Acquittal
1) Contracts. A release or discharge from an obligation orengagement. 2) Crim. law practice. The absolution of a party charged with a crime or misdemeanor.
Acquittance
Contracts. An agreement in writing to discharge a party from anengagement to pay a sum of money.
Acre
Measures. A quantity of land containing in length forty perches, andfour in breadth, or one hundred and sixty square perches, of whatever shapemay be the land.
Acredulitare
Obsolete. To purge one's self of an offence by oath. It frequently happens that when a person has been arrested for a contempt, he comes into court and purges himself, on oath, of having intended any contempt.
Act
1) Civil law, contracts. A writing which states in a legal form that a thing has been said, done, or agreed. 2) Evidence. The act of one of several conspirators, performed inpursuance of the common design, is evidence against all of them.
Act in pais
Act of god
An event which is caused solely by the effect of nature or natural causes and without any interference by humans whatsoever. Insurance contracts often exclude "acts of God" from the list of insurable occurrences as a means to waive their obligations for damage caused by hurricanes, floods or earthquakes, all examples of "acts of God".
Act of grace
Scotch law. The name by which the statute which provides for the aliment of prisoners confined for civil debts, is usually known.
Act of law
An event which occurs in consequence of some principle of law.
Act of man
Every man of sound mind and discretion is bound by his own acts,and the law does not permit him to do any thing against it; and all acts are construed most strongly against him who does them
Acta jure gestionis
Acts by right of management. Activities of a commercial nature carried out by a foreign State or one of its subdivisions or agencies, which acts are not immune from the jurisdiction and process of local courts under the modern doctrine of restrictive foreign sovereign immunity.
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Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.
Matter
Some substantial or essential thing, opposed to form; facts.
Record
1) Evidence. A written memorial made by a public officer authorized by law to perform that function, and intended to serve as evidence of something written, said, or done. 2) To record. The act of making a record.
Deed
Only in relatively rare circumstances is a deed required to complete a transaction. In a commercial situation the most common use is where a variation or concession is made without the other party giving anything in return. A deed is enforceable regardless of the legal requirements for contracts such as the need for consideration. Where a deed is necessary, there are special requirements for a company wishing to enter into such an arrangement which may either involve use of the company or the signature of two directors or a director and a company secretary.
Assurance
1) Com. law. Insurance. 2) Conveyancing. This is called a common assurance. But the term assurances includes, in an enlarged sense, all instruments which dispose of property, whether they be the grants of private persons, or not; such are fines and recoveries, and private acts of the legislature.
Private
Not general, as a private act of the legislature; not in office; as, a private person, as well as an officer, may arrest a felon; individual, as your private interest; not public, as a private way, a private nuisance.
Country
By country is meant the state of which one is a member.
Pais
Pais or Pays. A French word signifying country. In law, matter in pais is matter of fact in opposition to matter of record: a trial per pais, is a trial by the country, that is, by a jury.
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Act of god
An event which is caused solely by the effect of nature or natural causes and without any interference by humans whatsoever. Insurance contracts often exclude "acts of God" from the list of insurable occurrences as a means to waive their obligations for damage caused by hurricanes, floods or earthquakes, all examples of "acts of God".
Act of grace
Scotch law. The name by which the statute which provides for the aliment of prisoners confined for civil debts, is usually known.
Act of law
An event which occurs in consequence of some principle of law.
Act of man
Every man of sound mind and discretion is bound by his own acts,and the law does not permit him to do any thing against it; and all acts are construed most strongly against him who does them
Act of war
The grievances section of a formal public declaration of war by a state.
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Acquittal
1) Contracts. A release or discharge from an obligation orengagement. 2) Crim. law practice. The absolution of a party charged with a crime or misdemeanor.
Acquittance
Contracts. An agreement in writing to discharge a party from anengagement to pay a sum of money.
Acre
Measures. A quantity of land containing in length forty perches, andfour in breadth, or one hundred and sixty square perches, of whatever shapemay be the land.
Acredulitare
Obsolete. To purge one's self of an offence by oath. It frequently happens that when a person has been arrested for a contempt, he comes into court and purges himself, on oath, of having intended any contempt.
Act
1) Civil law, contracts. A writing which states in a legal form that a thing has been said, done, or agreed. 2) Evidence. The act of one of several conspirators, performed inpursuance of the common design, is evidence against all of them.
Act in pais
Act of god
An event which is caused solely by the effect of nature or natural causes and without any interference by humans whatsoever. Insurance contracts often exclude "acts of God" from the list of insurable occurrences as a means to waive their obligations for damage caused by hurricanes, floods or earthquakes, all examples of "acts of God".
Act of grace
Scotch law. The name by which the statute which provides for the aliment of prisoners confined for civil debts, is usually known.
Act of law
An event which occurs in consequence of some principle of law.
Act of man
Every man of sound mind and discretion is bound by his own acts,and the law does not permit him to do any thing against it; and all acts are construed most strongly against him who does them
Acta jure gestionis
Acts by right of management. Activities of a commercial nature carried out by a foreign State or one of its subdivisions or agencies, which acts are not immune from the jurisdiction and process of local courts under the modern doctrine of restrictive foreign sovereign immunity.
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