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The act or process of shipping as he was engaged in the shipment of coal for London an active shipment of wheat from the West...
shipment contract
shipment contract see contract ...
Subject to shipment
Subject to shipment, necessarily implies that it must be proved that the goods have in fact been shipped by the sellers, Hollis Bros & Co. Ltd. v. White Sea Timber Trust, Ltd., (1936) 3 All ER 895....
contract
contract [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com- with, together + trahere to draw] 1 : an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty ;also : a document embodying such an agreement see also accept, bargain, breach, cause, consent, consideration, duty, meeting of the minds, obligation, offer, performance, promise, rescind, social contract, subcontract Uniform Commercial Code in the Important Laws section NOTE: Contracts must be made by parties with the necessary capacity (as age or mental soundness) and must have a lawful, not criminal, object. Except in Louisiana, a valid contract also requires consideration, mutuality of obligations, and a meeting of the minds. In Louisiana, a valid contract requires the consent of the parties and a cause for the contract in addition to c...
accept
accept 1 a : to receive with consent [ a gift] [ service] b : to assent to the receipt of and treat in such a way as to indicate ownership of [ed the shipment despite discovering defects in the merchandise] compare reject NOTE: Under section 2-606(1) of the Uniform Commercial Code, a buyer accepts goods if: 1) he or she indicates to the seller after a reasonable opportunity to inspect them that he or she will keep them; 2) he or she fails to effectively reject them; 3) he or she acts in a way that is inconsistent with seller's ownership of the goods. 2 : to make an affirmative or favorable response to ;specif : to indicate by words or action one's assent to (an offer) and willingness to enter into a contract NOTE: A contract is created when the offer is accepted. 3 : to assume orally, in writing, or by conduct an obligation to pay [ing a draft] 4 of a deliberative body : to receive (a report) officially (as from a committee) vi 1 : to receive favorably something offered usu...
bulk
bulk : a large mass in bulk 1 : not divided into parts or packaged in separate units 2 : in large quantities adj 1 : being in bulk [ shipment of wheat] [ foods] 2 : of or relating to materials in bulk [ buyer] ...
delivery
delivery pl: -er·ies : an act that shows a transferor's intent to make a transfer of property (as a gift) ;esp : the transfer of possession or exclusive control of property to another actual delivery : a delivery (as by hand or shipment) of actual physical property (as jewelry or stock certificates) conditional delivery : a delivery after which ownership will be transferred upon fulfillment of a condition compare gift causa mortis at gift NOTE: A conditional delivery is usually made in order to make a transfer revocable. constructive delivery : a delivery of a representation of property (as a written instrument) or means of possession (as a key) that is construed by a court as sufficient to show the transferor's intent or to put the property under the transferee's control called also symbolic delivery ...
embargo
embargo pl: -goes [Spanish, from embargar to bar] 1 : an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports 2 : a legal prohibition on commerce [an on arms shipments] 3 : an order by a common carrier or public regulatory agency prohibiting or restricting freight transportation vt -goed -go·ing : to place an embargo on ...
insurance certificate
insurance certificate 1 : a certificate issued by an insurer to a shipper as evidence that a shipment of merchandise is covered under a marine insurance policy 2 : a certificate issued in place of an insurance policy by an insurer to one insured as evidence of membership in an insurance or pension plan ...
interdict
interdict 1 : something that prohibits 2 : one that has been interdicted compare ward [in-tər-dikt] vt 1 in the civil law of Louisiana : to deprive (a person) of the right to care for one's own person or affairs because of mental incapacity compare commit, curator, tutor 2 : to authoritatively prohibit or bar (an act or conduct) 3 : to intercept or cut off (as a drug shipment) by force ...
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