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Expressio eorum qu' tacite insunt nihil operatur

Expressio eorum qu' tacite insunt nihil operatur. Co. Litt. 210.-(The expression of those things which are tacitly implied has no effect.) See Broom's Max., citing Doe v. Alexander, (1814) 2 M. & S. 525, where the maxim was applied by Dampier, J., and other cases....


tacit

tacit 1 : implied (as by an act or by silence) rather than express [a admission] 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : arising by operation of law [a mortgage] tac·it·ly adv ...


In contractis tacite insunt qu' sunt moris et consuetudinis

In contractis tacite insunt qu' sunt moris et consuetudinis. (Persons are presumed to contract with reference to habits and customs)....


Tacit

Tacit, means implied but not actually expressed, implied by silence or silent acquiescence, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1465....


Tacit acceptance

Tacit acceptance, means the acceptance of an inheritance, indicated by the heirs doing some act that shows an intent to accept it and that the heir would have no right to do except in that capacity, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1465....


Tacit relocation

Tacit relocation, a silent or understood reletting of premises after the expiration of a lease, upon the same terms, etc., as those of such lease, Scots Term.Means the implied or constructive renewal of a lease, usually, on a year-to-year basis, when the landlord and tenant have failed to indicate their intention to have the lease terminated at the end of the original term, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1465....


acquiesce

acquiesce -esced -esc·ing : to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively often used with in and sometimes with to ac·qui·es·cence [a-kwē-es-ns] n ...


commonwealth

commonwealth 1 : a nation, state, or other political unit: as a : one founded on law and united by compact or tacit agreement by the people for the common good b : one in which supreme authority is vested in the people c : republic 2 : a state of the U.S. used officially of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia 3 often cap : an association of self-governing autonomous states more or less loosely associated in a common allegiance (as to the British crown) 4 often cap : a political unit having local autonomy but voluntarily united with the U.S. used officially of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands ...


Commonwealth

A state a body politic consisting of a certain number of men united by compact or tacit agreement under one form of government and system of laws...


detente

the easing of tensions or strained relations especially between nations as by agreement negotiation or tacit understandings...


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