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Articles

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

accede

accede ac·ced·ed ac·ced·ing 1 a : to become a party (as to an agreement) by associating oneself with others [they were invited to to the covenant] b : to express approval or

Pactum de non petendo

Pactum de non petendo, an agreement made between a creditor and his debtor that the former will not demand from the latter the debt

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Antichresis

by the Romans, among whom usury was prohibited; it was afterwards called MORT-gage to distinguish it from a simple engagement, where the fruits of the ground were not alienated, which was called VIF-gage, i.e., vivum vadium. The … Antichresis [fr. avtlxpnois, Gk.], in the Civil Law a covenant or convention whereby a person borrowing money of another engages or makes over his lands or goods to

Managing Director

Managing Director, in relation to a banking company, means a director who, by virtue of an agreement with the banking company or of a resolution passed by the banking company in general meeting or by

protocol

1 : an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction 2 a : a preliminary memorandum often formulated and signed by diplomatic negotiators as a basis for a final convention or treaty b :

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.

Allotments

improvement, etc. (s. 47 of the Act of 1908, and ss. 2-7 of the Act of 1922). A simple method of determining the amount of compensation by arbitration is provided. 'Allotment garden' was defined by the Act … s. 30(2) of the Act, 1908, and s. 1 of the Act of 1922), and provides, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, for compensation to an outgoing tenant by the landlord for growing crops, manure, improvement, etc.

submission

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

Release

disseisor, his heir, or grantee. Words of limitation are not necessary, since the subject of transfer is a simple right, which once discharged is for ever extinguished, and not an estate which may be qualified or restricted. … A release in general terms upon surrender of a lease does not impliedly release from past breaches of covenant, only the future, Richmond v. Savill, (1926) 2 KB 530. Consult Dav. Prec. in Con., vol. v., pt.

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