Extinguished - Law Dictionary Search Results
failure of consideration
of a party to a contract to perform as promised or furnish the consideration promised ;also : the extinguishment of the consideration or of the worth of the consideration promised
novation
agreement of one obligation for another with or without a change of parties and with the intent to extinguish the old obligation [no evidence that the contract was assigned, or that there was a "Boccardi v. Horn
peonage
peonage : labor in a condition of servitude to extinguish a debt [the holding of any person to service or labor under the system known as is abolished
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prescription
Civil Code"] NOTE: Liberative prescription is similar to the common-law statute of limitations. prescription of nonuse : the extinguishment or termination of a real right other than ownership as a result of the failure to exercise the
title
with the permission of the United States government [appears to be no question that Congress may limit or extinguish Indian title, and any rights appurtenant to the title, without obtaining the consent of the Indian peoples "In
Calyptra
A little hood or veil resembling an extinguisher in form and position covering each of the small flasklike capsules which contain the spores of mosses also
Calyptriform
Having the form a calyptra or extinguisher
Curfew
The ringing of an evening bell originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires extinguish lights and retire to rest instituted by William the Conqueror also the bell itself
Extinction
The act of extinguishing or making extinct a putting an end to the act of putting out or destroying light fire life
Slake
To allay to quench to extinguish as to slake thirst
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