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decree

various arrangements (as custody). decree pro con·fes·so : a decree entered by a court based on a defendant's default and the presumption that the allegations are confessed compare default judgment at judgment final decree : a decree

letter of credit

stand·by letter of credit : a letter of credit which is used to secure payment in case of default by the issuer's customer and which requires the beneficiary to present some documentary proof of such default when

liability

amount that may or may not be owed depending on the outcome of a contingency (as a cosigner's default on a loan) fixed liability : a liability (as a bond or mortgage) that does not mature for

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note

a note for an obligation secured by a collateral note non-recourse note : a note whose satisfaction upon default may be obtained only out of the collateral securing it promissory note : a note containing an unconditional

Business names

fraud when furnishing any statement required by the Act. S. 8 provides that any firm or person, in default of registration, shall be unable to enforce contracts made in relation to the business in respect of which

Campbell's (Lord) Acts (English)

killed by negligence (q.v.). To found an action the death must have resulted from the act, neglect, or default of the defendant against whom an action founded on such act, neglect, or default would have lain at

Cape

into cape magnum, or the grand cape, which lay before appearance to summon the tenant to answer the default and also over to the demandant; the cape ad valentiam was a species of grand cape; and cape

Capella

into cape magnum, or the grand cape, which lay before appearance to summon the tenant to answer the default and also over to the demandant; the cape ad valentiam was a species of grand cape; and cape

Costs

within such further time as maybe allowed by the High Court or a judge thereof, obtains judgment in default of appearance or of defence for a sum of twenty pounds or upwards; or (c) the plaintiff, within

Locomotives. I

inflicting a penalty on it appearing that they were so constructed but failed to consume by reason of default of the company owing them or its servants. As to fire caused by sparks from a locomotive, see

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