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Loan for consumption






Loan for consumption

Loan for consumption or mututum. A contract by which the owner of a personal chattel, called the lender, delivers it to another, known as the borrower, by which it is agreed that the borrower shall consume the chattel loaned, and return at the time agreed upon, another chattel, of the same quality, kind, and number, to the lender, either gratuitously or for a con- sideration; as, if Peter lends to Paul one bushel of wheat, to be used by the latter, so that it shall not be returned to Peter, but instead of which Paul will return to Peter another bushel of wheat of the same kind and quality, at a time agreed upon.

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Loan
1) A loan in general implies that a thing is lent without reward; but, in some cases, a loan may be for a reward; as, the loan of money. 2) Contracts. The act by which a person lets another have a thing to be used by him gratuitously, and which is to be returned, either in specie or in kind, agreeably to the terms of the contract. The thing which is thus transferred is also called a loan.

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.

Owner
Property. The owner is he who has dominion of a thing real or person-al, corporeal or incorporeal, which he has a right to enjoy and to do with as he pleases, even to spoil or destroy it, as far as the law permits, unless he be prevented by some agreement or covenant which restrains his right.

Personal
Belonging to the person.

Chattel
Moveable items of property which are neither land nor permanently attached to land or a building, either directly or vicariously through attachment to real property. A piano is chattel but an apartment building, a tree or a concrete building foundation are not. The opposite of chattel is real property which includes lands or buildings. All property which is not real property is said to be chattel. "Personal property" or "personalty" are other words sometines used to describe the concept of chattel. The word "chattel" came from the feudal era when "cattle" was the most valuable property besides land.

Return
Contracts, remedies. Persons who are beyond the sea are exempted from the operation of the statute of limitations of Pennsylvania, and of other states, till after a certain time has elapsed after their returning.

Time
Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions.

Quality
1) Persons. The state or condition of a person. 2) pleading. That which distinguishes one thing from another of the same kind.

Con
Short form of Confidence Game.

Bushel
Measure. The Winchester bushel, was made the standard of grain; a cylindrical vessel, eighteen and a half inches in diameter, and eight inches deep inside, contains a bushel; the capacity is 2145.42 cubic inches.

Will
A will is a legal document in which a person directs how his property is to be distributed after his death. Such documents must be executed in due form and must be duly witnessed.



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Loan
1) A loan in general implies that a thing is lent without reward; but, in some cases, a loan may be for a reward; as, the loan of money. 2) Contracts. The act by which a person lets another have a thing to be used by him gratuitously, and which is to be returned, either in specie or in kind, agreeably to the terms of the contract. The thing which is thus transferred is also called a loan.

Loan for use
Loan for use or comodatum. Contracts. A bailment, or loan of an article for a certain time, to be used by the borrower, without paying for it. Sir William Jones defines it to be a bailment of a thing for a certain time, to be used by the borrower, without paying for it.



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Ll.b., l.m. or ll.d.
The Latin abbreviations for the three classes of law degrees: the regular bachelor degree in law (LL.B.), the masters degree in law (LL.M.) and the doctorate in law (LL.D.). These are basic prerequisites to admission to the practice of law in many states.

Lloyd's register of shipping
A parent organization which is the world's leading classification society. The Register of Ships contains details of some 83,000 merchant ships from around the world. For publications, contact Marine Information Publishing Group.

Load lines
Lines painted on the side of a ship, indicating the maximum depth to which the vessel may safely be loaded.

Loadmanage
Maritime law, contracts. The pay to loadsmen; that is, persons who sail or row before ships, in barks or small vessels, with instruments for towing the ship, and directing her course, in order that she may escape the dangers in her way.

Loan
1) A loan in general implies that a thing is lent without reward; but, in some cases, a loan may be for a reward; as, the loan of money. 2) Contracts. The act by which a person lets another have a thing to be used by him gratuitously, and which is to be returned, either in specie or in kind, agreeably to the terms of the contract. The thing which is thus transferred is also called a loan.

Loan for consumption

Loan for use
Loan for use or comodatum. Contracts. A bailment, or loan of an article for a certain time, to be used by the borrower, without paying for it. Sir William Jones defines it to be a bailment of a thing for a certain time, to be used by the borrower, without paying for it.

Local
Pertaining to a place; something annexed to the freehold or tied to a certain place; as, local courts, or courts whose jurisdiction is limited to a particular place; local allegiance, or allegiance due while you are in a particular place or country; local taxes, or those which are collected for particular districts.

Local action
Practice, pleadings. An action is local when the venue must be laid in the county where the cause of action arose.

Locality
Scotch law. This name is given to a life rent created in marriage contracts in favor of the wife, instead of leaving her to her legal life rent of terce.

Locatio
Hire; a letting out.

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