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Deadfreight
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DeadfreightA sum of damages payable by the charterer to the shipowner or intermediate charterer where the charterer loads less cargo than promised in the charterparty.
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Damages
A cash compensation ordered by a court to offset losses or suffering caused by another's fault or negligence. Damages are a typical request made of a court when persons sue for breach of contract or tort.
Cargo
Maritim law. The entire load of a ship or other vessel.
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.
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Dead
Something which has no life; figuratively, something of no value.
Dead body
Criminal law. A corpse.
Dead freight
Contracts. When the charterer of a vessel has shipped part of the goods on board, and is not ready to ship the remainder, the master, unless restrained by his special contract, may take other goods on board, and the amount which is not supplied, required to complete the cargo, is called dead freight.
Dead man's part
English law. By the custom of London, when a deceased freeman of the city left a widow and children, after deducting what was calledthe widow's chamber, (q.v.) his personal property was divided into three parts; one of which belonged to the widow, another tot he children, and the third to the administrator.
Dead mouth
In the US penitentiary slang, told by an officer to be remain silent until otherwise instructed.
Dead-born
Descent, persons. Children dead-born are considered, in law, as if they had never been conceived, so that no one can claim a title, by descent, through such dead-born child.
Dead-pledge
A mortgage of lands or goods - mortuum vadium.
Deadlock
By splitting voting rights of shareholders and directors equally between two interests in a joint venture company, each party can prevent those activities of which it does not approve. If a dispute blows up, the deadlock is difficult to break without one of the parties being bought out.
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Dead
Something which has no life; figuratively, something of no value.
Dead body
Criminal law. A corpse.
Dead freight
Contracts. When the charterer of a vessel has shipped part of the goods on board, and is not ready to ship the remainder, the master, unless restrained by his special contract, may take other goods on board, and the amount which is not supplied, required to complete the cargo, is called dead freight.
Dead man's part
English law. By the custom of London, when a deceased freeman of the city left a widow and children, after deducting what was calledthe widow's chamber, (q.v.) his personal property was divided into three parts; one of which belonged to the widow, another tot he children, and the third to the administrator.
Dead-born
Descent, persons. Children dead-born are considered, in law, as if they had never been conceived, so that no one can claim a title, by descent, through such dead-born child.
Deadfreight
Deadlock
By splitting voting rights of shareholders and directors equally between two interests in a joint venture company, each party can prevent those activities of which it does not approve. If a dispute blows up, the deadlock is difficult to break without one of the parties being bought out.
Dead-pledge
A mortgage of lands or goods - mortuum vadium.
Deaf, dumb, and blind
A man born deaf, dumb, and blind, is considered an idiot.
Dealings
Traffic, trade; the transaction of business between two or more persons.
Dean
Ecclesiastical law. An ecelesiastictl officer, who derives his name from the fact that he presides over ten canons, or, prebondaries, at least.
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Damages
A cash compensation ordered by a court to offset losses or suffering caused by another's fault or negligence. Damages are a typical request made of a court when persons sue for breach of contract or tort.
Cargo
Maritim law. The entire load of a ship or other vessel.
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.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Dead
Something which has no life; figuratively, something of no value.
Dead body
Criminal law. A corpse.
Dead freight
Contracts. When the charterer of a vessel has shipped part of the goods on board, and is not ready to ship the remainder, the master, unless restrained by his special contract, may take other goods on board, and the amount which is not supplied, required to complete the cargo, is called dead freight.
Dead man's part
English law. By the custom of London, when a deceased freeman of the city left a widow and children, after deducting what was calledthe widow's chamber, (q.v.) his personal property was divided into three parts; one of which belonged to the widow, another tot he children, and the third to the administrator.
Dead mouth
In the US penitentiary slang, told by an officer to be remain silent until otherwise instructed.
Dead-born
Descent, persons. Children dead-born are considered, in law, as if they had never been conceived, so that no one can claim a title, by descent, through such dead-born child.
Dead-pledge
A mortgage of lands or goods - mortuum vadium.
Deadlock
By splitting voting rights of shareholders and directors equally between two interests in a joint venture company, each party can prevent those activities of which it does not approve. If a dispute blows up, the deadlock is difficult to break without one of the parties being bought out.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Dead
Something which has no life; figuratively, something of no value.
Dead body
Criminal law. A corpse.
Dead freight
Contracts. When the charterer of a vessel has shipped part of the goods on board, and is not ready to ship the remainder, the master, unless restrained by his special contract, may take other goods on board, and the amount which is not supplied, required to complete the cargo, is called dead freight.
Dead man's part
English law. By the custom of London, when a deceased freeman of the city left a widow and children, after deducting what was calledthe widow's chamber, (q.v.) his personal property was divided into three parts; one of which belonged to the widow, another tot he children, and the third to the administrator.
Dead-born
Descent, persons. Children dead-born are considered, in law, as if they had never been conceived, so that no one can claim a title, by descent, through such dead-born child.
Deadfreight
Deadlock
By splitting voting rights of shareholders and directors equally between two interests in a joint venture company, each party can prevent those activities of which it does not approve. If a dispute blows up, the deadlock is difficult to break without one of the parties being bought out.
Dead-pledge
A mortgage of lands or goods - mortuum vadium.
Deaf, dumb, and blind
A man born deaf, dumb, and blind, is considered an idiot.
Dealings
Traffic, trade; the transaction of business between two or more persons.
Dean
Ecclesiastical law. An ecelesiastictl officer, who derives his name from the fact that he presides over ten canons, or, prebondaries, at least.
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