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Home Dictionary Name: destinationDestination, place of (carriage by air)
Destination, place of (carriage by air), the 'place of destination' will be the place of destination mentioned in the contract of carriage and, in the case of successive carriage, the ultimate place of destination set out in that contract, Halsbury's Laws of England (2), para 1545, p. 766....
destination contract
destination contract see contract ...
Destinably
In a destinable manner...
Destinate
Destined...
Destination
The act of destining or appointing...
Contract carriage, Stage carriage
Contract carriage, Stage carriage, the contract carriages are for those who want to hire the vehicle collectively or individually for a group or a party for their transport to a destination/destinations. The vehicle has to be hired as a whole for the carriage of passengers mentioned in the contract. Stage carriage is intended to meet the requirements of the general public travelling from one destination to another having different purposes whereas a contract carriage is meant for those who want to hire a public service vehicles as a whole collectively for their transport from one destination to another having the same purpose, State of Andhra Pradesh v. B. Noorulla Khan, (2004) 6 SCC 194 (203): AIR 2004 SC 2413. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, s. 2(7) and (40)]...
contract
contract [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com- with, together + trahere to draw] 1 : an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty ;also : a document embodying such an agreement see also accept, bargain, breach, cause, consent, consideration, duty, meeting of the minds, obligation, offer, performance, promise, rescind, social contract, subcontract Uniform Commercial Code in the Important Laws section NOTE: Contracts must be made by parties with the necessary capacity (as age or mental soundness) and must have a lawful, not criminal, object. Except in Louisiana, a valid contract also requires consideration, mutuality of obligations, and a meeting of the minds. In Louisiana, a valid contract requires the consent of the parties and a cause for the contract in addition to c...
hijack
hijack : to seize possession or control of (a vehicle) from another person by force or threat of force ;specif : to seize possession or control of (an aircraft) esp. by forcing the pilot to divert the aircraft to another destination hijack n hi·jack·er n ...
transit without visa (twov)
transit without visa (twov) A transit alien traveling without a nonimmigrant visa. An alien admitted under agreements with a transportation line, which guarantees his immediate and continuous passage to a foreign destination. (See Transit Alien.) Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
use
use 1 a : an arrangement in which property is granted to another with the trust and confidence that the grantor or another is entitled to the beneficial enjoyment of it see also trust Statute of Uses in the Important Laws section NOTE: Uses originated in early English law and were the origin of the modern trust. Uses became popular in medieval England, where they were often secretly employed as a method of evading laws (as those prohibiting mortmain) and penalties (as attainder) and to defeat creditors. In response, the Statute of Uses was enacted in 1535. The purpose of the Statute was to execute the use, investing the legal ownership of the property in the cestui que use, or one entitled to the beneficial enjoyment, and abolishing the ownership of the grantee. The Statute did not have blanket application, however. Certain uses, particularly those in which the grantee was not merely a passive holder of the property, were not executed under the Statute. These uses were called trust...
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