Agent - Law Dictionary Search Results
sequester
Latin sequestrare to hand over to a trustee, from sequester third party to whom disputed property is entrusted, agent, from secus beside, otherwise] 1 : to place (as a jury or witness) in seclusion or isolation NOTE:
servant
employ and subject to the direction or control of an individual or company see also respondeat superior compare agent, master
solicitor
solicitor 1 : one that solicits ;esp : an agent that solicits customers (as in insurance) or charitable contributions 2 : a British lawyer who advises clients, represents
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partnership
as individuals and are personally liable for torts and contractual obligations. Each partner is viewed as the other's agent and, traditionally, is jointly and severally liable for the tortious acts of any one of the partners. commercial
statute of frauds
is not enforceable unless signed by the party sought to be held to it or by an authorized agent 2 : a defense employing a statute of frauds (as in the denial of an enforceable agreement)
stockholder of record
is recorded on the books of a company as the owner of stock and who may be an agent or trustee for the true owner
strike
by workers against their employer seeking to force the employer to recognize the union as their collective bargaining agent called also organizational strike secondary strike : sympathy strike in this entry sit-down strike : a strike during
substituted service
mail or publication or by leaving it at a defendant's place of business or residence or with an agent) called also constructive service
twisting
twisting : the making of a misrepresentation by an insurance agent to cause a policyholder to surrender or lapse an insurance policy esp. for the purpose of replacing it
Bottomry
in the nature of a mortgage by which the owner of a ship or the master as his agent hypothecates and binds the ship and sometimes the accruing freight as security for the repayment of money advanced
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