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Act of god
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Act of godAn 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".
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Effect
The operation of a law, of an agreement, or an act, is called its effect.
Without
Pleading. This word is adopted in formal traverses, and is a negative signifying "and not for;" accordingly the language of the elder entries sometimes is, It et nemy pur tiel cause.
Insurance
Contracts. It is defined to be a contract of indemnity from loss or damage arising upon an uncertain event.
List
A table of cases arranged for trial or argument; as, the trial list, the argument list.
Waive
A term applied to a woman as outlaw is applied to a man. A man is an outlaw, a woman is a waive.
Damage
Torts. The loss caused by one person to another, or to his property, either with the design of injuring him, with negligence and carelessness, or by inevitable accident.
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Act in pais
An 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.
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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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
An 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.
Act 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.
Acta jure imperii
Acts by right of dominion. Activities of a governmental or public nature carried out by a foreign State or one of its subdivisions, which qualify for State immunity under the modern doctrine of restrictive foreign sovereign immunity.
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Effect
The operation of a law, of an agreement, or an act, is called its effect.
Without
Pleading. This word is adopted in formal traverses, and is a negative signifying "and not for;" accordingly the language of the elder entries sometimes is, It et nemy pur tiel cause.
Insurance
Contracts. It is defined to be a contract of indemnity from loss or damage arising upon an uncertain event.
List
A table of cases arranged for trial or argument; as, the trial list, the argument list.
Waive
A term applied to a woman as outlaw is applied to a man. A man is an outlaw, a woman is a waive.
Damage
Torts. The loss caused by one person to another, or to his property, either with the design of injuring him, with negligence and carelessness, or by inevitable accident.
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Act in pais
An 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.
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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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
An 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.
Act 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.
Acta jure imperii
Acts by right of dominion. Activities of a governmental or public nature carried out by a foreign State or one of its subdivisions, which qualify for State immunity under the modern doctrine of restrictive foreign sovereign immunity.
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