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Promise of marriage
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Promise of marriageA contract mutually entered into by a man and a woman capable of contracting matrimony, that they will marry each other.
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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.
Matrimony
A contract made in due form of law, by which a free man and a free woman reciprocally engage to live with each other during their joint lives, in the union which ought io exist between husband and wife. By the terms freeman and freewoman in this definition are meant, not only that they are free and not slaves, but also that they are clear of all bars to a lawful marriage.
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.
Each
Every one of the two or more composing the whole.
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Promatertera
Great maternal aunt; the sister of one's grandmother.
Promise
Contracts. An engagement by which the promisor contracts towards another to perform or do something to the advantage of the latter.
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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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
Contracts. An engagement by which the promisor contracts towards another to perform or do something to the advantage of the latter.
Promise of marriage
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.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
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.
Matrimony
A contract made in due form of law, by which a free man and a free woman reciprocally engage to live with each other during their joint lives, in the union which ought io exist between husband and wife. By the terms freeman and freewoman in this definition are meant, not only that they are free and not slaves, but also that they are clear of all bars to a lawful marriage.
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.
Each
Every one of the two or more composing the whole.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Promatertera
Great maternal aunt; the sister of one's grandmother.
Promise
Contracts. An engagement by which the promisor contracts towards another to perform or do something to the advantage of the latter.
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--------------------------------------
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
Contracts. An engagement by which the promisor contracts towards another to perform or do something to the advantage of the latter.
Promise of marriage
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.
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