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flood insurance

flood insurance insurance that protects homeowners against losses from a flood; if a home is located in a flood plain, the lender will require flood insurance before approving a loan. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

Defence (Flood)

Defence (Flood), means the drainage of land the provision of flood warring systems, s. 136(8) of Water Act, 1989, s. 136(8) (UK), Halsbury's Laws of England 1(2), para 557, p. 299....

Deluge

A washing away an overflowing of the land by water an inundation a flood specifically The Deluge the great flood in the days of Noah Gen vii...

act of God

act of God often cap A : an extraordinary natural event (as a flood or earthquake) that cannot be reasonably foreseen or prevented compare force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable accident NOTE: It is a defense against liability for injury if the injury is directly and exclusively caused by an act of God. ...

avulsion

avulsion [Latin avulsio act of tearing away, from avellere to tear away, from a- off, away + vellere to pull, pluck] : a sudden cutting off of land by flood or change in the course of a body of water ;esp : one that separates a portion from one person's property and joins it to the property of another compare accretion ...

case

case [Latin casus accident, event, set of circumstances, literally, act of falling] 1 a : a civil or criminal suit or action [the judicial power shall extend to all s, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution "U.S. Constitution art. III"] see also controversy case at bar : a case being considered by the court [the facts of the case at bar] case of first im·pres·sion : a case that presents an issue or question never before decided or considered by the court com·pan·ion case : a case that is heard with another case because it involves similar or related questions of law test case 1 : a representative case whose outcome will serve as precedent for future cases and esp. for pending cases involving similar or related issues or circumstances and often some of the same parties NOTE: A test case is selected from a number of cases in order to avoid a flood of litigation. All of the parties to the cases must agree to accept the outcome of the test case as bi...

comprehensive insurance

comprehensive insurance Insurance coverage that reimburses you for damage to your own car from causes other than a collision, upset, or general wear and tear. Comprehensive insurance may provide coverage for hail, flood, theft, mischief, damage from animals, falling objects, explosions, earthquakes, and many other events. ...

cover

cover 1 : insure [this policy s other family drivers] 2 : to give protection against or compensation or indemnification for [doesn't flood damage] vi : to obtain cover [where the seller anticipatorily repudiates a contract and the buyer does not "Cosden Oil & Chemical Co. v. Karl O. Helm AG, 736 F.2d 1064 (1984)"] n : purchase of goods in substitution for those originally contracted for when the seller fails to fulfill the contract [the buyer is always free to choose between and damages for nondelivery "Uniform Commercial Code"] ;also : the substituted goods NOTE: Under the Uniform Commercial Code, when a seller does not perform on a contract, the buyer has the option of covering, with the seller paying the difference between the cost of the cover and the original contract price, or seeking damages for nonperformance. Reselling is the seller's comparable remedy when a buyer does not perform under a contract. ...

peril

peril 1 : exposure to the risk of death, destruction, or loss 2 : the cause of a loss (as of property) [insured their home against fire, floods, and other s] compare risk ...

Briny

Of or pertaining to brine or to the sea partaking of the nature of brine salt as a briny taste the briny flood...

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