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Chromium
A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite Atomic weight 525 Symbol Cr When isolated it is
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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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
bill
attainted a person and imposed a sentence of death without benefit of a judicial trial see also attainder compare bill of pains and penalties in this entry 2 : a legislative act that imposes any punishment on
cause
cause : a cause that joins simultaneously with another cause to produce a result called also concurring cause compare intervening cause and superseding cause in this entry di·rect cause : proximate cause in this entry ef·fi·cient in·ter·ven·ing
interest
interest : a future interest whose vesting is dependent upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a future event compare vested interest in this entry controlling interest : sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over
declaration
of declaring [ of dividends] [ of war] 2 a : the first pleading in a common-law action compare complaint, indictment b : a statement usually not under oath made by a party to a legal transaction
trust
has a duty to act affirmatively (as in exercising control, discretion, and judgment) with regard to the property compare passive trust in this entry alimony trust : a trust created often in accordance with a separation agreement
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