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prejudice
prejudice [Old French, from Latin praejudicium previous judgment, damage, from prae- before + judicium judgment] 1 : injury or detriment to one's legal rights or claims (as
indemnify
indemnify -fied -fy·ing [Latin indemnis unharmed, from in- not + damnum damage] 1 : to secure against hurt, loss, or damage 2 : to compensate or reimburse for incurred hurt,
Fealty
Incolume, that the tenant do no bodily harm to his lord; (2) Tutum, that he do no secret damage to him in his house; (3) Honestum, that he damage not his reputation; (4) Utile, that he do
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Steward of manor
refuser. The steward's remedy for a disturbance of his office is an action on the case for consequential damages. The King's Bench Division of the High Court will, upon a proper case made out, grant a writ
Salary
person for his service in another person's business; also wages, stipend, or annual allowance. See RECEIPT. An agreed compensation for services esp. pro-fessional or some professional services usu. paid at regular intervals on yearly basis, as distinguished
Salary or wages
for the benefit of the employee under any law for the time being in force. (vi) any retrenchment compensation or any gratuity or other retirement benefit payable to the employee or any ex gratia payment made to
Set-off
in respect of mutual debts of a definite character, and did not apply to a claim founded in damages, or in the nature o a penalty, and the debt must have been due in the same right
Ship
order, it seems, will be made on the applicant showing that the owners are 'probably liable to pay damages' in respect of personal or fatal injuries caused in consequence of the negligence, etc., mentioned in the Act.
Speculative transaction
Tax Act, 1961 where there is a breach of the contract and on a dispute between the parties damages are awarded as compensation by an arbitration award. The definition of 'speculative transaction' in s. 43(5) has to
Use and occupation, Action for
shall not therefore be non-suited, but may make use thereof as an evidence of the quantum of the damages to be recovered. Apparently, the action is not for damages ex delictu, because the action is not maintainable
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