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settlement

a consent decree "W. J. Brennan, Jr."] [entered into a property prior to the divorce] b : a formal and permanent grant or conveyance c : the sum, estate, or income granted or paid under a settlement … settlement 1 : the act or process of settling 2 a : an agreement reducing or resolving differences ;esp : an agreement between litigants that concludes the litigation [the states finally agreed

Convention

that which disposed of the crown and kingdom to William and Mary in 1688. Also a treaty or agreement with a foreign government. See EXTRADITION. 1. An agreement or compact, esp. one among nations; a multilateral treaty.

Clearance area

from the Minister of Health, see Errington v. Minister of Health, 1935 (1) KB 249, and subject to formalities under ss. 51-53 of the H. Act, 1936, and if the owner has not obtained a certificate of … re-conditioning fitness, order the demolition of the buildings in the area or purchase the land compulsorily or by agreement, or themselves secure the demolition of the buildings. A limited compensation is provided for under the Acts.

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Articles

is a common practice for persons to enter into articles of agreement, preparatory to the execution of a formal deed, whereby it is stipulated that one of the parties shall convey to the other certain lands, or … Articles, divisions and paragraphs of a document or agreement. It is a common practice for persons to enter into articles of agreement, preparatory to the execution of

call

(a person) as a barrister [was ed to the bar] 3 : to demand payment of esp. by formal notice [ a loan] 4 : to demand presentation of (as a bond or option) for redemption NOTE: … it is previously provided for, as, for example, in the indenture for a bond or in the stock agreement for preferred stock. The issuer usually pays the holder a premium for a called security. n 1 :

submission

submission 1 : an agreement to submit a dispute to and abide by the decision of an arbitrator [an award falls within the

Deed

Deed [fr. d'd, Sax.; ded gaded, Goth.;daed, Dut.], a formal document on paper or parchment duly signed, sealed, and delivered. It is either an indenture (factum inter partes) … exordium, date and parties. The commencement sets forth its style or character. The date follows in indentures and contracts, but is generally placed in the last or peroration-clause in a deed-poll. In any case, even if there

Marriage, Promise of

1717. In early times the spiritual courts enforced specific performance of the promise, and this jurisdiction was not formally abolished until the reign of George II., by 26 Geo. 2, c. 33. In an action for the

judgment

judgment also judge·ment [jəj-mənt] n 1 a : a formal decision or determination on a matter or case by a court ;esp : final judgment in this entry … lies. cog·no·vit judgment [kÄ g-nō-vit-] : an acknowledgment by a debtor of the existence of a debt with agreement that an adverse judgment may be entered without notice or a hearing : confession of judgment consent judgment

Use and occupation, Action for

Use and occupation, Action for, an action for dam-ages upon the case for breach of an implied agreement to pay for the use of a landlord's property under the Distress for Rent Act, 1737 (11 Geo.

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