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Compar of Oft

comparison shop

to compare prices for a given item from different vendors usually for the purpose of finding the lowest price

Cadmium

A comparatively rare element related to zinc and occurring in some zinc ores It is a white metal both ductile

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liability

against any one of the tortfeasors NOTE: In some jurisdictions, joint and several liability remains despite adoption of comparative fault, and in others it has been eliminated by comparative fault. joint liability : liability that is shared

Legitimation per subsequens matrimonium

of law before 1927 an article by Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick, K.C.S.I., in the Journal of the Society of Comparative Legislation, No. 13, New Series (1904). In the British Colonies such as Ceylon, Canada, and South Africa, where

contract

object. accessory contract : a contract (as a security agreement) made to secure the performance of another obligation compare principal contract in this entry ad·he·sion contract [ad-hē-zhən-] : contract of adhesion in this entry aleatory contract :

jurisdiction

[a court of competent ] see also situs International Shoe Co. v. Washington in the Important Cases section compare venue NOTE: Jurisdiction determines which court system should properly adjudicate a case. Questions of jurisdiction also arise regarding

Supreme Court of Judicature

and the administration of justice therein. See the Yearly Practice (or the Red Book, where there is a comparative table, showing how the various enactments repealed have been dealt with).

cardiograph

An instrument which when placed in contact with the chest will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the hearts movements

fault

for an act or omission that causes damage or injury to another [relative degrees of ] see also comparative fault at fault : liable or responsible based on fault [was not at fault]

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