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Negotiorum gestum






Negotiorum gestum

Contracts. In the civil law, the negotiorum gestor is one who spontaneously, and without authority, undertakes to act for another during his absence, in his affairs.

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A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.

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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.

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Negotiable
That which is capable of being transferred by assignment; a thing, the title to which may be transferred by a sale and indorsement or delivery.

Negotiate
To communicate on a matter of disagreement between two parties, with a view to first listen to the other party's perspective and to then attempt to arrive at a resolution by consensus.

Negotiation
1) Contracts The deliberation which takes place between the parties touching a proposed agreement. 2) merc. law. The act by which a bill of exchange or promissory note is put into circulation by being passed by one of the original parties to another person.

Negotiorum gestio
A civil law term, meaning management of the business of another. Under this principle, a party who voluntarily takes care of the affairs of another person, without any express or implied authority from that person, may claim reimbursement of his necessary and useful expenses, whether he has been successful or not. Negotiorum gestio is therefore the likely origin of the concept of salvage (infra) in maritime law.

Negotitiable paper
Contracts. This term is applied to bills of exchange and promissory notes, which are assignable by indorsement or delivery.



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Negligent escape
The omission to take such a care of a prisoner as a gaoler is bound to take, and in consequence of it, the prisoner departs from his confinement, without the knowledge or consent of the gaoler, and eludes pursuit.

Negotiable
That which is capable of being transferred by assignment; a thing, the title to which may be transferred by a sale and indorsement or delivery.

Negotiate
To communicate on a matter of disagreement between two parties, with a view to first listen to the other party's perspective and to then attempt to arrive at a resolution by consensus.

Negotiation
1) Contracts The deliberation which takes place between the parties touching a proposed agreement. 2) merc. law. The act by which a bill of exchange or promissory note is put into circulation by being passed by one of the original parties to another person.

Negotiorum gestio
A civil law term, meaning management of the business of another. Under this principle, a party who voluntarily takes care of the affairs of another person, without any express or implied authority from that person, may claim reimbursement of his necessary and useful expenses, whether he has been successful or not. Negotiorum gestio is therefore the likely origin of the concept of salvage (infra) in maritime law.

Negotiorum gestum

Negotitiable paper
Contracts. This term is applied to bills of exchange and promissory notes, which are assignable by indorsement or delivery.

Neif
Old English law. A woman who was born a villain, or a bond woman.

Nemine contradicente
Legislation. These words, usually abbreviated nem. con., are used to signify the unanimous consent of the house to which they are applied. In England they are used in the house of commons; in the house of lords, the words to convey the same idea are nemine dissentiente.

Nemo dat quod non habet
(United Kingdom) No one can give a better title than he has.

Nemo judex in causa sua
"No one may be judge in his own case", referring to the principle of natural justice that an adjudicator should be disinterested and unbiased. Canada).

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