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Abandonment [fr. Abandonner, Fr.], the relinquish-ment of an interest or claim.Means the relinquishing of a right or interest with the intention of never again claiming it. In the context of contracts of the sale of land, courts sometimes use the term abandonment as if it were synonymous with rescission, but the two should be distinguished. An abandonment is merely the acceptance by one party of the situation that a non-performing party has caused. But rescission due to a material breach by the other party is termination or discharge of the contract for all purposes., Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1.The relinquishment by an assured person to the assurers of his right to what saved out of a wreck, when the thing insured has, by some of the usual perils of the sea, become practically valueless. Upon abandonment, the assured is entitled to call upon the assurers to pay the full amount of the insurance, as in the case of a total loss. The loss is in such case called a 'constructive to...
abandonment
abandonment 1 : the act of abandoning property or a right: as a : relinquishment by an inventor of the right to enforce a patent see also dedication b : an author's relinquishment to the public domain of his or her copyrighted work c : relinquishment of a trademark established by a failure to use the trademark and an intention never to resume use d : the act of an insured in surrendering all rights to damaged or lost property to an insurer as a total loss compare salvage e : relinquishment by a trustee in bankruptcy of interest in property in the bankruptcy estate often for a nominal sum 2 : the act of abandoning a person: as a : failure to have contact with a spouse that is intended to create a permanent separation b : failure to communicate with or provide financial support for one's child over a period of time that shows a purpose to forgo parental duties and rights 3 : the act of abandoning a contract 4 a : the act of abandoning a course of action (as a crime) b : th...
notice of abandonment
notice of abandonment A written notification from the USPTO that an application has been declared abandoned or, in other words, is no longer pending. Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...
Abandoned
Abandoned, in the context in which it occurs ins. 418(1), the meaning which can reasonably be attached to the word 'abandoned' is 'let loose' in the sense of being 'left unattended' and certainly not 'ownerless', Kanwar Singh v. Delhi Admn., AIR 1965 SC 871 (874): (1965) 1 SLR 7. [Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 (66 of 1957), s. 418(1)]...
Abandoned chemical weapons
Abandoned chemical weapons, defined. [Chemical Weapons Convention Act; 2000 (34 of 2000) Sch. II] Chemical weapons, including old chemical weapons, abandoned by a state after 1st January, 1925 on the territory of another State without the consent of the latter....
Abandonment guarantee
Abandonment guarantee, is a contract under which a person, the guarantor undertakes to make good any default by a participator in an oil field in meeting the whole or any part of those liabilities of which arise under a relevant agreement relating to that field and are liable to contribute to field abandonment costs. Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 19(2), 4th Edn., para 1825, p. 1295....
abandon
abandon 1 : to give up with the intent of never again asserting or claiming an interest in (a right or property) 2 : to disassociate oneself from or forsake in spite of a duty or responsibility to [ one's child] 3 : to renounce one's obligations and rights under [ a contract] 4 : to fail purposely to bring to completion or fruition [ a crime] [ a lawsuit] ...
abandoned property
abandoned property see property ...
Abandoned property
Abandoned property, Property that the owner voluntarily surrenders, relinquishes, or disclaims, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1283...
Desertion
Desertion, (1) the criminal offence of abandoning the naval or military service without license. See ss. 12 et seq. of the (English) Army Act, 1881, replacing similar s.s of the (English) annual Mutiny Acts, and Reg. v. Cuming, (1887) 19 QBD 13.Also (2) an abandonment of a wife, a matrimonial offence, for which the remedy is under (English) Judicature Act, 1925, s. 185, by which a sentence of judicial separation may be obtained either by the husband or wife on the ground of desertion, without cause, for two years and upwards; and see (English) Matrimonial Causes Act, 1857 (20 & 21 Vict. c. 85), s. 21, as to orders for the protection of the property of wives deserted by their husbands; and the (English) Summary Jurisdiction (Married Women) Act, 1895 (58 & 59 Vict. c. 39), repealing and re-enacting the (English) Married Women (Maintenance in Case of Desertion) Act, 1886, under which a deserted wife may obtain an order from justices of the peace that the husband pay her such weekly sum, n...
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