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Promise
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PromiseContracts. An engagement by which the promisor contracts towards another to perform or do something to the advantage of the latter.
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Engagement
This word is frequently used in the French law to signify not only a contract, but the obligations arising from a quasi contract.
Promisor
One who makes a promise.
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Promatertera
Great maternal aunt; the sister of one's grandmother.
Promise of marriage
A contract mutually entered into by a man and a woman capable of contracting matrimony, that they will marry each other.
Promisee
A person to whom a promise has been made.
Promises
Evidence. When a defendant has been arrested, he is frequently in duced to make confessions in consequence of promises made to him, that if he will tell the truth, he will be either discharged or favored: in such a case evidence of the confession cannot be received, because being obtained by the flattery of hope, it comes in so questionable a shape, when it is to be considered evidence of guilt, that no credit ought to be given to it. This is the principle, but what amounts to a promise is not so easily defined.
Promisor
One who makes a promise.
Promisory note
Contracts. A written promise to pay a certain sum of money, at a future time, unconditionally.
Promissory estoppel
A promise which estops the promisee from asserting or taking certain action.
Promissory note
An unconditional, written and signed promise to pay a certain amount of money, on demand or at a certain defined date in the future. Contrary to a bill of exchange, a promissory note is not drawn on any third party holding the payor's money; it is a direct promise from the payor to the payee.
Promoters
In the English law, are those who in popular or penal actions prosecute in. their own names and the king's, having part of the fines and penalties.
Prompt payment discount
An incentive for early payment on a "Net Days" basis. For example, if company policy is to pay contractors on a "Net 90" basis, the company will pay within 30 days in return for a percentage discount, such as 2% of the total amount due.
Promulgation
The order given to cause a law to be executed, and to make it public it differs from publication.
Promutuum
civil law. A quasi contract, by which he who receives a certain sum of money, or a certain quantity of fungible things, which have been paid to him through mistake, contracts towards the payer the obligation of returning him as much.
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Prolixity
The unnecessary and superfluous statement of facts in pleading or in evidence. This will be rejected as impertinent.
Prolocutor
In the ecclesiastical law, signifies a president or chairman of a convocation.
Prolongation
Time added to the duration of something.
Prolytae
Romamn civil law. The term used to denominate students of law during the fifth and last year of their studies. They were left during this year, very much to their own direction, and took the name (prolytoi) Prolytae omnino soluti.
Promatertera
Great maternal aunt; the sister of one's grandmother.
Promise
Promise of marriage
A contract mutually entered into by a man and a woman capable of contracting matrimony, that they will marry each other.
Promisee
A person to whom a promise has been made.
Promises
Evidence. When a defendant has been arrested, he is frequently in duced to make confessions in consequence of promises made to him, that if he will tell the truth, he will be either discharged or favored: in such a case evidence of the confession cannot be received, because being obtained by the flattery of hope, it comes in so questionable a shape, when it is to be considered evidence of guilt, that no credit ought to be given to it. This is the principle, but what amounts to a promise is not so easily defined.
Promisor
One who makes a promise.
Promisory note
Contracts. A written promise to pay a certain sum of money, at a future time, unconditionally.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Engagement
This word is frequently used in the French law to signify not only a contract, but the obligations arising from a quasi contract.
Promisor
One who makes a promise.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Promatertera
Great maternal aunt; the sister of one's grandmother.
Promise of marriage
A contract mutually entered into by a man and a woman capable of contracting matrimony, that they will marry each other.
Promisee
A person to whom a promise has been made.
Promises
Evidence. When a defendant has been arrested, he is frequently in duced to make confessions in consequence of promises made to him, that if he will tell the truth, he will be either discharged or favored: in such a case evidence of the confession cannot be received, because being obtained by the flattery of hope, it comes in so questionable a shape, when it is to be considered evidence of guilt, that no credit ought to be given to it. This is the principle, but what amounts to a promise is not so easily defined.
Promisor
One who makes a promise.
Promisory note
Contracts. A written promise to pay a certain sum of money, at a future time, unconditionally.
Promissory estoppel
A promise which estops the promisee from asserting or taking certain action.
Promissory note
An unconditional, written and signed promise to pay a certain amount of money, on demand or at a certain defined date in the future. Contrary to a bill of exchange, a promissory note is not drawn on any third party holding the payor's money; it is a direct promise from the payor to the payee.
Promoters
In the English law, are those who in popular or penal actions prosecute in. their own names and the king's, having part of the fines and penalties.
Prompt payment discount
An incentive for early payment on a "Net Days" basis. For example, if company policy is to pay contractors on a "Net 90" basis, the company will pay within 30 days in return for a percentage discount, such as 2% of the total amount due.
Promulgation
The order given to cause a law to be executed, and to make it public it differs from publication.
Promutuum
civil law. A quasi contract, by which he who receives a certain sum of money, or a certain quantity of fungible things, which have been paid to him through mistake, contracts towards the payer the obligation of returning him as much.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Prolixity
The unnecessary and superfluous statement of facts in pleading or in evidence. This will be rejected as impertinent.
Prolocutor
In the ecclesiastical law, signifies a president or chairman of a convocation.
Prolongation
Time added to the duration of something.
Prolytae
Romamn civil law. The term used to denominate students of law during the fifth and last year of their studies. They were left during this year, very much to their own direction, and took the name (prolytoi) Prolytae omnino soluti.
Promatertera
Great maternal aunt; the sister of one's grandmother.
Promise
Promise of marriage
A contract mutually entered into by a man and a woman capable of contracting matrimony, that they will marry each other.
Promisee
A person to whom a promise has been made.
Promises
Evidence. When a defendant has been arrested, he is frequently in duced to make confessions in consequence of promises made to him, that if he will tell the truth, he will be either discharged or favored: in such a case evidence of the confession cannot be received, because being obtained by the flattery of hope, it comes in so questionable a shape, when it is to be considered evidence of guilt, that no credit ought to be given to it. This is the principle, but what amounts to a promise is not so easily defined.
Promisor
One who makes a promise.
Promisory note
Contracts. A written promise to pay a certain sum of money, at a future time, unconditionally.
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