Revocability - Law Dictionary Search Results
Donatio mortis causa
only upon his death by his existing illness, for his recovery from that illness, or his subsequent personal revocation of the gift, as by resuming its possession, will defeat it; and (3) a traditio or delivery, either
Power of Attorney
either absolutely or for a limited period according as they are given for valuable consideration or not. See REVOCATION OF AGENCY. No person making any payment or doing any act bon' fide under or in pursuance of
Possibility on a possibility
soon as it is posted, Household Fire Insurance Co. v. Grant, (1879) 4 Ex D 216, but a revocation of an offer is of no effect until brought to the mind of the person to whom the
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Revocatory
Of or pertaining to revocation tending to or involving a revocation revoking recalling
Curate
his absence or as his assistant. All curates serve under a licence from the bishop of the diocese, revocable at his discretion, with an appeal against the revocation of the licence to the archbishop only [(English) Pluralities
rejection
an offer b : a refusal to accept nonconforming goods as performance of a contract NOTE: Rejection and revocation are two remedies available to the buyer under the Uniform Commercial Code after the delivery of defective goods.
ademption
[Latin ademptio, from adimere to take away, from ad to + emere to buy, obtain] 1 : the revocation of a gift in a will inferred from the disposal (as by sale) of the property by the
Licence
incorporeal hereditament must be under seal [see Wood v. Leadbitter, (1845) 13 M&W 838], or it may be revocable, but see Lowe v. Adams, (1901) 1 Ch 598. A licence is necessary before doing many acts, as
Codicil
writing], a supplement to a will, containing anything which the testator wishes to add, or any explanation or revocation of what the will contains. It must be executed with the same formalities as a will under the
Derogatory clause
a later document, doing this, is made dependent on the correct repetition of the clause and its formal revocation. Obsolete, Oxf. Dict. As to such a clause in a will, see Swinburne, Pt. VII., s. xiv. P.
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