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Sounding in damages
Matched in: Term Sounding in damages
waste
of the value of assets (as in a trust) caused by a failure to exercise proper care or sound judgment in managing them ;esp : a transfer of corporate assets (as through excessive executive compensation or a … waste 1 : destruction of or damage to property that is caused by the act or omission of one (as a lessee, mortgagor, or life
Counter-claim
way of counterclaim, against the claims of the plaintiff, any right or claim, whether such set-off or counter-claim sound in damages or not, and such set-off or counterclaim shall have the same effect as across action, so … of counterclaim, against the claims of the plaintiff, any right or claim, whether such set-off or counter-claim sound in damages or not, and such set-off or counterclaim shall have the same effect as across action, so as to
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Lien
which a lien properly attaches. It attaches only to certain and liquidated demands, and not to those which sound only in damages, and can be ascertained only through the intervention of a jury, unless, indeed, a special … lien properly attaches. It attaches only to certain and liquidated demands, and not to those which sound only in damages, and can be ascertained only through the intervention of a jury, unless, indeed, a special contract exists. The
Set-off
way of counter-claim against the claims of the plaintiff, any right or claim, whether such set-off or counter-claim sound in damages or not. Consult Odgers on Pleading, 7th Edn. pp. 236 et seq. … pleaded in respect of mutual debts of a definite character, and did not apply to a claim founded in damages, or in the nature o a penalty, and the debt must have been due in the same right
United States Court of Federal Claims
Constitution, acts of Congress, regulations of an executive agency, contracts with the United States, actions for damages not sounding in tort, claims of American Indian groups against the United States, and certain tax cases (as claims for tax
injure
: to violate the constitutionally or otherwise legally protected rights of 2 : to mar or impair the soundness or appearance of (as a building) : deface … : to harm the physical, emotional, or mental well-being of b : to cause (another) to suffer from damage to, deprivation of, or interference with property or a property interest c : to violate the constitutionally or
Repair
[Income Tax Act, 1961, s. 24(1)(i) (a) and s. 4(1)(i)(b)] Repair, indicates the restoration to a good and sound condition of a structure which has been decayed or damages, Jiya Lal v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR
Information
of the King's Bench Division) is a suit for recovering money or other chattels, or for ob-taining satisfaction, in damages, for any personal wrong committed in the lands or other possessions of the Crown. It is instituted to … As to criminal, English, and Latin information, see those titles; also QUO WARRANTO; NUISANCE. Includes data, text, images, sound, voice, codes, computer programmes, software and data bases or micro film or computer generated micro fiche. [Information Technology
contract
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 … consideration. des·ti·na·tion contract : a contract for goods stipulating that the seller assumes the risk of loss from damage to the goods until they arrive at the destination specified in the contract compare shipment contract in this
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