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Detriment, the complainant must be able to show that he or she has suffered some detriment, in order to have standing to bring a complaint. Detriment means 'putting under a disadvantage', Ministry of Defence v. Jeremiah, (1980) QB 87...
detriment
detriment 1 : injury loss ;also : the cause of an injury or loss 2 : a giving up of a thing or mode of conduct to which one is entitled that constitutes consideration for a contract called also legal detriment det·ri·men·tal [de-trə-men-təl] adj det·ri·men·tal·ly adv ...
legal detriment
legal detriment : detriment ...
Detriment
That which injures or causes damage mischief harm diminution loss damage used very generically as detriments to property religion morals etc...
Detrimental
Causing detriment injurious hurtful...
Detrimentalness
The quality of being detrimental injuriousness...
loss
loss 1 : physical, emotional, or esp. economic harm or damage sustained: as a : decrease in value, capital, or amount compare gain b : an amount by which the cost of something (as goods or services) exceeds the selling price compare profit c : something unintentionally destroyed or placed beyond recovery d : the amount of an insured's financial detriment due to the occurrence of a stipulated event (as death, injury, destruction, or damage) in such a manner as to create liability in the insurer under the terms of the policy NOTE: As a general rule, economic losses are deductible from adjusted gross income under section 165 of the Internal Revenue Code. There are, however, numerous exceptions and limitations. actual loss : the identifiable and calculable monetary detriment that is suffered or will be suffered as a result of an act or event actual total loss : a loss in marine insurance in which the property (as a vessel or cargo) cannot be repaired or recovered compare constru...
Consideration
Consideration. Any act of the promisee (the person claiming the benefit of an obligation) from which the promisor (the person burdened with the obligation) or a stranger derives a benefit or advantage, or any labour detriment or inconvenience sustained or suffered by the promisee at the request, express or implied, of the promisor. See Laythoarp v. Bryant, 3 Scott 250; 2 Wms. Saund 137 h; Currie v. Misa, (1875) LR 10 Exch 153.Consideration is one of the facts which the courts require as evidence of intention, (a) that a person intends his promise to be binding on him, or (b) that he intends to divest himself of a beneficial interest in property. In its widest sense consideration is the price, motive or inducement for a promise or for a transfer of property from one person to another. The nature or quality of the consideration which will be sufficient for these purposes varies with the nature of the transaction and in the absence of consideration the Courts will, except in the case of s...
Injury
Any damage or hurt done to a person or thing detriment to or violation of the person character feelings rights property or interests of an individual that which injures or occasions wrong loss damage or detriment harm hurt loss mischief wrong evil as his health was impaired by a severe injury slander is an injury to the character...
Damage
Damage, Any loss, whether actionable as an injury or not. See DAMNUM ABSQUE INJURIA.The expression 'damage' is not necessarily confined to physical damage. Ordinarily damage is caused by physical contact of the ship, such as in collision. But damage can also be caused to property by breach of contract or acts of commission or omission on the part of the carrier or his agents or servants by reason of the negligent operation and management of the vessel, as, for example, when cargo is damaged by exposure to weather or by negligent stowage, or, by the misconduct of those in charge of the ship, like when cargo is disposed of contrary to the instructions of the owner or by reason of theft and other misdeeds. In all these cases, damage arises by reason of loss caused by what is done by the ship or by the breach, negligence or misdeeds of those in charge of the ship. It must however be noticed that the expression 'damage done by any ship' has been construed by the English Courts as not to app...
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