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Notice of accident
[Keen v. Millwall Dock Co., (1882) 8 QBD 482]; or under s. 2 (1) of the (English) Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906 [see now (English) Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, s. 14] [Hughes v. Coed Talon Co., (1909) 1
Modus decimandi
arising from immemorial usage, differing from the payment of one-tenth of the annual increase; being sometimes a pecuniary compensation, as two pence per acre for the tithe of land; sometimes a compensation in work and labour, as
Mistake
any error or misdescription shall not vitiate the sale, and mayor may not be made the subject of compensation, and this condition applies whether an error complained of was discovered before or after completion of the purchase,
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Market garden
and fruit are grown for sale. The (English) Agricultural Holdings Act, 1908, which repealed the (English) Market Gardens Compensation Act, 1895, has itself been repealed and replaced by the (English) Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923, which consolidated the
Loan, gratuitous
time of the loan, according to the original intention, without any molestation or impediment, under the peril of damages. He must reimburse the borrower the extraordinary expenses to which he has been put for the preservation of
Lien
properly attaches. It attaches only to certain and liquidated demands, and not to those which sound only in damages, and can be ascertained only through the intervention of a jury, unless, indeed, a special contract exists. The
assumption of risk
and may accept the chance of being injured ;also : an affirmative defense that the plaintiff cannot receive compensation for injuries from the defendant because the plaintiff freely and knowingly assumed the risk of injury and relieved
boot
boot [obsolete or dialect boot compensation, from Old English bōt advantage, compensation] : additional money or property received to make up the difference in
social security disability benefits (ssdi)
disability benefits (ssdi) SSDI benefits are payable to disabled individuals through the Social Security Administration. Many state workers' compensation statutes have specific provisions which dictate whether an injured employee may receive both workers' compensation benefits and SSDI
conversion
by equitable conversion upon the owner's death. involuntary conversion : the conversion of property into other property as compensation for the theft, destruction, seizure, requisition, or condemnation of the original property NOTE: For income tax purposes, involuntary
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