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major dispute

the interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement called also new contract dispute; compare minor dispute NOTE: Under the Railway Labor Act,

compulsion

being compelled ;specif : duress NOTE: Compulsion can make a contract voidable or be a ground for damages or restitution. Compulsion

of or fail to disclose (as a provision in a contract) esp. in violation of a duty to disclose 2 a … to disclose 2 a : to place out of sight NOTE: A weapon need only be placed out of ordinary observation

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coverture

have the legal capacity to hold their own property or contract on their own behalf. These disabilities have been removed for … legal person of her husband upon marriage under common law NOTE: Because of coverture, married women formerly did not have the

delict

: offense ;esp : an offense other than breach of contract that creates an obligation for damages NOTE: Delict is the

entitlement

right to benefits that is granted esp. by law or contract (as an insurance policy) NOTE: Some courts have held that

usage of trade

be admissible as supplementing the express terms of a disputed contract when it does not contradict them. … a commercial transaction compare course of dealing, course of performance NOTE: Evidence of a usage of trade may be admissible as

waiver

Acts or statements made while forming or carrying out a contract may constitute a waiver and prevent a party from enforcing … the legal instrument evidencing such an act compare estoppel, forfeiture NOTE: Acts or statements made while forming or carrying out a

Renewal

note is regarded simply as a prolongation of the original contract. The office of a 'renewal', as it is termed, of

zipper clause

action of a zipper] : a clause in a labor contract indicating that the agreement is an exclusive and complete expression … the agreement is an exclusive and complete expression of consent NOTE: A zipper clause may constitute a waiver of the right

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