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Affreightment
Affreightment [fr. fret, Fr.], the contract of a shipowner to carry goods for the payment called freight. See CHARTER-PARTY; BILL OF LADING.
Advocate
exclusive right of acting as counsel. They were members of a college situate at Doctor's Commons, incorporated by charter, June 22, 8 Geo. 3, under the title of 'The College of Doctors of Law exercent in the
Adulterine guilds
Adulterine guilds, traders acting as a corporation without a charter, and paying a fine annually for permission to exercise their usurped privileges, Smith's Wealth of Nations, bk. 1.
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Actuary
the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland. The Institute of Actuaries was formed in 1848 and incorporated by royal charter on July 29, 1884. An actuary possessing such qualifications as may be by regulations made by authority. [Insurance
Prisage
of wine from every ship importing twenty tuns or more one before and one behind the mast By charter of Edward I butlerage was substituted for this
Folkland
resumed at his discretion Not being held by any assurance in writing it was opposed to bookland or charter land which was held by deed
Association, Memorandum of
Act, 1929, ss. 1 and 2.The memorandum defines the nature and objects of the company. It constitutes the charter of the company and is incapable of alteration, Ashbury Railway & Co. v. Riche, (1875) LR 7 HL
Demurrage
The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her charter party for loading unloading or sailing
College
body or society of persons engaged in common pursuits or having common duties and interests and sometimes by charter peculiar rights and privileges as a college of heralds a college of electors a college of bishops
Chirograph
parchment was cut and one part given to each party It answered to what is now called a charter party
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