Skip to content

Payment - Law Dictionary Search Results

Research workspace

Save terms and build your research trail

A free trial unlocks notes, tags, search history, and the full AI Studio desk for judgment research.

Legacy

his executor or administrator, it being debitum in pr'senti, though solvendum infuturo, the time being annexed to the payment and not to the gift itself; but if a legacy be bequeathed to a person at twenty-one, or

Annual bonus

Annual bonus, it is not when a payment is made at the end of the year, it can be considered to be an annual bonus. The

beneficiary

for income to be paid to someone (as a spouse) for his or her lifetime and then for payment of the principal to another person. A trustee is sometimes allowed to distribute some of the principal of

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Landlord and tenant

possession and use of the land for a period less than the landlord's estate in it, generally upon payment of rent. The landlord's estate is called the reversion, and at common law, a power of distress for

demand

demand 1 : a formal request or call for something (as payment for a debt) esp. based on a right or made with force [a shareholder must first make a

discount

from a regular or list price or a proportionate deduction from a debt account usually made for prompt payment or for payment in cash b : a reduction made for interest in advancing money upon or purchasing

interest

not. purchase money security interest 1 : the security interest held by the seller of collateral to secure payment of all or part of the price 2 : the security interest of a person that gives value

mortgage insurance

when a borrower defaults on a mortgage loan; mortgage insurance is required primarily for borrowers with a down payment of less than 20% of the home's purchase price. Insurance purchased by the buyer to protect the lender

obligation

1 : a promise, acknowledgment, or agreement (as a contract) that binds one to a specific performance (as payment) ;also : the binding power of such an agreement or indication [held that the amendment did not unconstitutionally

presentment

offering at the proper place and time a document (as a negotiable instrument) that calls for acceptance and payment by another : a demand for payment of an instrument upon a party liable for payment on behalf

  • Last »

Try the research workspace - 7 days free


AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial