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redress

1 a : relief from distress b : a means of obtaining a remedy 2 : compensation (as damages) for wrong or loss re·dress [ri-dres] vt

regulatory taking

enact safety regulations) and for which the owner may seek a writ of mandamus, declaratory relief, or just compensation (as by inverse condemnation) compare physical taking, zoning NOTE: In order to determine whether a regulatory taking is

slander of title

malicious written or spoken public statement disparaging a person's title to property that causes harm for which special damages may be awarded [damages for the filing of a fraudulent lien and for slander of title "M &

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Housing of the working classes

and in addition giving powers of compulsory expropria-tion of private owners from any land subject only to the compensation available under Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act,1919, and as diminished by the 4th Sched. To the

contract

consideration. des·ti·na·tion contract : a contract for goods stipulating that the seller assumes the risk of loss from damage to the goods until they arrive at the destination specified in the contract compare shipment contract in this

collision insurance

collision insurance Coverage under a policy which pays for damage to, or loss of, your own automobile from upset or collision with another object or vehicle. Collision insurance

Pilot

Act of 1913, s. 15 (reversing the Common Law rule), owners and masters of ships become liable for damage caused by the ship or fault in navigation, in districts where the employment of a pilot is compulsory,

Latin information

Duchy of Lancaster or the Duke of Cornwall in the nature of civil proceedings to recover debt or damages for a tort or otherwise, see A.G. v. Valle-Jones, (1935) 2 KB 209 (damage by loss of services);

Limited liability

7 of the (English) Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1854. Air Navigation.--As to limitation of liability for certain damage caused by aircraft, see (English) Air Navigation Act, 1936 (26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8, c. 44),

Loss or injury

injury, 'Loss' is a generic term. It signifies some detriment or deprivation or damage. Injury too means any damages or wrong. It means 'invasion of any legally protected interest of another', Consumer Unity & Trust Society v.

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