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Hire
Hire"Contracts. A bailment, where a compensation is to be given for the use of a thing, or for labor or services about it. The contract of letting and hiring is usually divided into two kinds; first, Locatio, or Locatio conductio rei, the bailment of a thing to be used by the hirer, for a compensation to be paid by him. Secondly, Locatio operis, or the hire of the labor and services of the hirer, for a compensation to be paid by the letter. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Bailment The transfer of possession of something (by the bailor) to another person (called the bailee) for some temporary purpose (eg. storage) after which the property is either returned to the bailor or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the contract of bailment. Compensation 1) Contracts. A reward for services rendered. 2) Crim. law; Compeusatio crimiuura, or recrimination. 3) Remedies. The damages recovered for an injury, or the violation of a contract. Labor Continued operation; work. Contract A negotiated oral or written agreement setting forth the terms for an exchange of value between parties (which may be individuals or companies) and under which each party promises to perform an obligation. Certain terms, such as the obligations to be performed and the terms for setting price or compensation must be mutually understood, known in legal lingo as a "meeting of the minds," and promised to by the parties to form a legal contract. Locatio Hire; a letting out. 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. Hire "Contracts. A bailment, where a compensation is to be given for the use of a thing, or for labor or services about it. The contract of letting and hiring is usually divided into two kinds; first, Locatio, or Locatio conductio rei, the bailment of a thing to be used by the hirer, for a compensation to be paid by him. Secondly, Locatio operis, or the hire of the labor and services of the hirer, for a compensation to be paid by the letter. Letter 1) Common law, criminal law. An epistle; a despatch; a written message, usually on paper, which is folded up and sealed, sent by one person to another. 2) Contracts. In the civil law, locator, and in the French law, locateur, loueur, or bailleur, is he who, being the owner of a thing, lets it out to another for hire or compensation. 3) Civil law. The answer which the prince gave to questions of law which had been submitted to him by magistrates, was called letters or epistles. 4) Missive, English law. After a bill has been filed against a peer or peeress, or lord of parliament, a petition is presented to the lord chancellor for his letter, called a letter missive, which requests the defendant to appear and answer to the bill. A neglect to attend to this, places the defendant, in relation to such suit, on the same ground as other defendants, who are not peers, and a subpoena may then issue. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Highway Passage or road through the country, or some parts of it, for the use of the people. The term highway is said to be a generic name for all kinds of public ways. Highways are universally laid out by public authority and repaired at the public expense, by direction of law. Highwayman A robber on the highway. Higler English law. A person who carries from door to door, and sells by retail, small articles of provisions, and the like. Hilary term English law. One of the four terms of the courts, beginning the11th and ending the 31st day of January in each year. Himalaya clause A clause in a bill of lading extending to specified third parties, such as servants or agents of the carrier and independent contractors employed by the carrier, the benefit of the exemptions, limitations, defences and immunities of the carrier under the bill of lading. Hire 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. His excellency A title given by the constitution of Massaebusetts to the governor of that commonwealth. This title is customarily given to the governors of the other states, whether it be the official designation in their constitutions and laws or not. His honor A title given by the constitution of Massachusetts to the lieu- tenant governor of that commonwealth. It, is also customarily given to some inferior magistrates, as the mayor of a city. History Evidence. The recital of facts written and given out for true. Facts stated in histories may be read in evidence, on the ground of their notoriety. Hodge-podge act A name given to a legislative act which embraces many subjects. Such acts, besides being evident proofs of the ignorance of the makers of them, or of their want of good faith, are calculated to create a confusion which is highly prejudicial to the interests of justice. Instances of this wretched legislation are everywhere to be found. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Hire. If you have a better definition for Hire than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Hire may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Hire and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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