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Charges
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ChargesThe term charges signifies the expenses which have been incurred in relation either to a transaction or to a suit; as the charges incurred for his benefit must be paid by a hirer; the defendant must pay the charges of a suit.
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Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Charges
The term charges signifies the expenses which have been incurred in relation either to a transaction or to a suit; as the charges incurred for his benefit must be paid by a hirer; the defendant must pay the charges of a suit.
Relation
1) Civil law. The report which the judges made of the proceedings in certain suits to the prince were so called. 2) Contracts, construction. When an act is done at one time, and it operates upon the thing as if done at another time, it is said to do so by relation.
Transaction
Contracts, civil law. An agreement between two or more persons, who for the purpose of preventing or putting an end to a law-suit, adjust their differences by mutual consent, in the manner which they agree on; in Louisiana this contract must be reduced to writing.
Suit
An action. The word suit in the 25th section of the judiciary act of 1789, applies to any proceeding in a court of justice, in which the plaintiff pursues, in such court, the remedy which the law affords him. An application for a prohibition is therefore a suit.
Benefit
This word is used in the same sense as gain and profits.
Hirer
Contracts. Called, in the civil law, conductor, and, in the French law conducteur, procureur, locataire, is he who takes a thing from another, to use it, and pays a compensation therefor.
Defendant
A party who is sued in a personal action.
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Character
The qualities impressed by nature or habit on a person, which distinguish him from other persons. These constitute his real character; while the qualities he is supposed to possess constitute his estimated character or reputation. "Reputation" may be evidence of character, but is not character itself. 8 Barb. 608 (1850). That which a person really is, in distinction from that which he may be reputed to be.
Character evidence
The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives. It may be considered by the jury in a dual respect: (1) as substantive evidence upon the theory that a person of good character and reputation is less likely to commit a crime than one who does not have a good character and reputation, and (2) as corroborative evidence in support of a witness's testimony as bearing upon credibility.
Characteristic performance
The essential contact of the rebuttable presumption of the Rome Convention, 1980, to the effect that the most closely connected country is the one in which the party who is to carry out the characteristic performance has his habitual residence or its central administration and, in some cases, its principal place of business.
Charge
1) Wills, devises. An obligation which a testator imposes on his devisee. 2) Contracts. An obligation entered into by the owner of an estate which makes the estate responsible for its performance. 3) Practice. The opinion expressed by the court to the jury, on the law arising out of a case before them.
Charge to the jury
The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
Charger
Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it.
Charges dropped
Any individual who has been arrested may be released from custody by the arresting agency if it is determined that there are insufficient grounds for prosecuting the individual.ÿ Authorization for this type of release may come from the arresting agency at any time during the forty-eight hours preceding the arraignment, and the time of the release will vary accordingly.
Charre of lead
English law, commerce. A quantity of lead consisting of thirty pigs, each pig containing six stones wanting two pounds, and every stone being twelve pounds.
Chart child support method
The method used in some legal areas to establish a basis for determining child support. it takes into consideration the gross income of both parents, less special adjustments such as support for children of a previous marriage, and a set amount of money to be allotted monthly for the child. the court has the authority to digress from the said formula as it decides is necessary in each case.
Charta
An ancient word which signified not only a charter or deed in writing, but any signal or token by which an estate was held.
Charta chyrograpihata vel communis
Signifies an indenture.
Charta de una parte
A deed of one part; a deed poll.
Charter
1) A grant made by the sovereign either to the whole people or to a portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. 2) Mar. contr. An agreement by which a vessel is hired by the owner to another.
Charter-land
English law. Land formerly held by deed under certain rents and free services, and it differed in nothing from free socage land.
Chartered ship
When a ship is hired or freighted by one or more merchants for a particular voyage or on time, it is called a chartered ship.
Charterparty
A charterparty is a contract of lease of a ship in whole or in part for a long or short period of time or for a particular voyage. It has been said that its origin lies in the mediaeval Latin "carta partita" or "charta partita" or "charta divisa", where an agreement was torn into two pieces and one half was given to each party.
Chartis reddendis
English law. An ancient writ, now obsolete, which lays against one who had charters of feoffment entrusted to his keeping, and who refused to deliver them.
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Character evidence
The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives. It may be considered by the jury in a dual respect: (1) as substantive evidence upon the theory that a person of good character and reputation is less likely to commit a crime than one who does not have a good character and reputation, and (2) as corroborative evidence in support of a witness's testimony as bearing upon credibility.
Characteristic performance
The essential contact of the rebuttable presumption of the Rome Convention, 1980, to the effect that the most closely connected country is the one in which the party who is to carry out the characteristic performance has his habitual residence or its central administration and, in some cases, its principal place of business.
Charge
1) Wills, devises. An obligation which a testator imposes on his devisee. 2) Contracts. An obligation entered into by the owner of an estate which makes the estate responsible for its performance. 3) Practice. The opinion expressed by the court to the jury, on the law arising out of a case before them.
Charge to the jury
The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
Charger
Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it.
Charges
Charre of lead
English law, commerce. A quantity of lead consisting of thirty pigs, each pig containing six stones wanting two pounds, and every stone being twelve pounds.
Chart child support method
The method used in some legal areas to establish a basis for determining child support. it takes into consideration the gross income of both parents, less special adjustments such as support for children of a previous marriage, and a set amount of money to be allotted monthly for the child. the court has the authority to digress from the said formula as it decides is necessary in each case.
Charta
An ancient word which signified not only a charter or deed in writing, but any signal or token by which an estate was held.
Charta chyrograpihata vel communis
Signifies an indenture.
Charta de una parte
A deed of one part; a deed poll.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Charges
The term charges signifies the expenses which have been incurred in relation either to a transaction or to a suit; as the charges incurred for his benefit must be paid by a hirer; the defendant must pay the charges of a suit.
Relation
1) Civil law. The report which the judges made of the proceedings in certain suits to the prince were so called. 2) Contracts, construction. When an act is done at one time, and it operates upon the thing as if done at another time, it is said to do so by relation.
Transaction
Contracts, civil law. An agreement between two or more persons, who for the purpose of preventing or putting an end to a law-suit, adjust their differences by mutual consent, in the manner which they agree on; in Louisiana this contract must be reduced to writing.
Suit
An action. The word suit in the 25th section of the judiciary act of 1789, applies to any proceeding in a court of justice, in which the plaintiff pursues, in such court, the remedy which the law affords him. An application for a prohibition is therefore a suit.
Benefit
This word is used in the same sense as gain and profits.
Hirer
Contracts. Called, in the civil law, conductor, and, in the French law conducteur, procureur, locataire, is he who takes a thing from another, to use it, and pays a compensation therefor.
Defendant
A party who is sued in a personal action.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Character
The qualities impressed by nature or habit on a person, which distinguish him from other persons. These constitute his real character; while the qualities he is supposed to possess constitute his estimated character or reputation. "Reputation" may be evidence of character, but is not character itself. 8 Barb. 608 (1850). That which a person really is, in distinction from that which he may be reputed to be.
Character evidence
The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives. It may be considered by the jury in a dual respect: (1) as substantive evidence upon the theory that a person of good character and reputation is less likely to commit a crime than one who does not have a good character and reputation, and (2) as corroborative evidence in support of a witness's testimony as bearing upon credibility.
Characteristic performance
The essential contact of the rebuttable presumption of the Rome Convention, 1980, to the effect that the most closely connected country is the one in which the party who is to carry out the characteristic performance has his habitual residence or its central administration and, in some cases, its principal place of business.
Charge
1) Wills, devises. An obligation which a testator imposes on his devisee. 2) Contracts. An obligation entered into by the owner of an estate which makes the estate responsible for its performance. 3) Practice. The opinion expressed by the court to the jury, on the law arising out of a case before them.
Charge to the jury
The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
Charger
Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it.
Charges dropped
Any individual who has been arrested may be released from custody by the arresting agency if it is determined that there are insufficient grounds for prosecuting the individual.ÿ Authorization for this type of release may come from the arresting agency at any time during the forty-eight hours preceding the arraignment, and the time of the release will vary accordingly.
Charre of lead
English law, commerce. A quantity of lead consisting of thirty pigs, each pig containing six stones wanting two pounds, and every stone being twelve pounds.
Chart child support method
The method used in some legal areas to establish a basis for determining child support. it takes into consideration the gross income of both parents, less special adjustments such as support for children of a previous marriage, and a set amount of money to be allotted monthly for the child. the court has the authority to digress from the said formula as it decides is necessary in each case.
Charta
An ancient word which signified not only a charter or deed in writing, but any signal or token by which an estate was held.
Charta chyrograpihata vel communis
Signifies an indenture.
Charta de una parte
A deed of one part; a deed poll.
Charter
1) A grant made by the sovereign either to the whole people or to a portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. 2) Mar. contr. An agreement by which a vessel is hired by the owner to another.
Charter-land
English law. Land formerly held by deed under certain rents and free services, and it differed in nothing from free socage land.
Chartered ship
When a ship is hired or freighted by one or more merchants for a particular voyage or on time, it is called a chartered ship.
Charterparty
A charterparty is a contract of lease of a ship in whole or in part for a long or short period of time or for a particular voyage. It has been said that its origin lies in the mediaeval Latin "carta partita" or "charta partita" or "charta divisa", where an agreement was torn into two pieces and one half was given to each party.
Chartis reddendis
English law. An ancient writ, now obsolete, which lays against one who had charters of feoffment entrusted to his keeping, and who refused to deliver them.
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Character evidence
The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives. It may be considered by the jury in a dual respect: (1) as substantive evidence upon the theory that a person of good character and reputation is less likely to commit a crime than one who does not have a good character and reputation, and (2) as corroborative evidence in support of a witness's testimony as bearing upon credibility.
Characteristic performance
The essential contact of the rebuttable presumption of the Rome Convention, 1980, to the effect that the most closely connected country is the one in which the party who is to carry out the characteristic performance has his habitual residence or its central administration and, in some cases, its principal place of business.
Charge
1) Wills, devises. An obligation which a testator imposes on his devisee. 2) Contracts. An obligation entered into by the owner of an estate which makes the estate responsible for its performance. 3) Practice. The opinion expressed by the court to the jury, on the law arising out of a case before them.
Charge to the jury
The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
Charger
Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it.
Charges
Charre of lead
English law, commerce. A quantity of lead consisting of thirty pigs, each pig containing six stones wanting two pounds, and every stone being twelve pounds.
Chart child support method
The method used in some legal areas to establish a basis for determining child support. it takes into consideration the gross income of both parents, less special adjustments such as support for children of a previous marriage, and a set amount of money to be allotted monthly for the child. the court has the authority to digress from the said formula as it decides is necessary in each case.
Charta
An ancient word which signified not only a charter or deed in writing, but any signal or token by which an estate was held.
Charta chyrograpihata vel communis
Signifies an indenture.
Charta de una parte
A deed of one part; a deed poll.
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