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bond
bonds, such as fidelity bonds, function as insurance agreements, in which the surety promises to pay for financial loss caused by the bad behavior of an obligated person or by some contingency over which the person may … the applicant for an injunction to cover costs and damages incurred by a party found to have been wrongfully enjoined judicial bond : a bond (as an appeal bond or bail bond) required to be given in
injury
another) for which the law allows an action for legal or equitable relief 2 : hurt, damage, or loss sustained … -ries [Latin injuria, from injurus injurious, from in- not + jur- jus right] 1 : an act that wrongs or harms another ;specif : a violation of a legally protected interest (as the physical or mental well-being,
Theft and larceny
Penal Code, in this respect the offence differs from 'larceny' in English Law which contemplates permanent gain or loss, K.N. Mehra v. State of Rajasthan AIR 1957 SC 369 (372): (1957) SCR 623. (Indian Penal Code, s. … Theft and larceny, a temporary retention of property by the person wrongfully gaining or a temporary 'keeping out' of property from the person legally entitled thereto, may amount to 'theft'
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Trover
were actions to recover damages merely; the first for the injury to the possession, the second for the loss of the property; but the actions of detinue and replevin were both brought for the return of the … against another, who, having or being supposed to have obtained possession of such goods by lawful means, had wrongfully converted them to his own use. It originally lay only where the goods had been lost by the
liability
individual's property or as a result of the individual's activities premises liability : liability arising from injuries or losses occurring on one's premises primary liability : liability imposed directly on a person because of his or her
Misconduct
the employee while checking the load-sheets and balance charts would involve possible accident to the aircraft and possible loss of human life and, therefore, the negligence in work in the context of serious consequences was treated as … to be considered with reference to the subject-matter and the context wherein such term occurs. It literally means wrong conduct or improper conduct, R.D. Saxena v. Balram Prasad Sharma, (2000) 7 SCC 264. Misconduct, means 'A transgression
Negligence
Grant v. Australian Knitting Mills Ltd., 79 SJ 815. Action by Representatives of Deceased Persons.--An action for pecuniary loss arising from negligence causing death passes to the representative or next of kin of the deceased, by the … the representatives of a deceased foreigner as for those of a British subject, at all events if the wrong-doer is not a foreigner, Davidson v. Hill, (1901) 2 KB 606. Contributory Negligence of Plaintiff.--If the plaintiff has
Abatement
seised of an inheritance, and before the heir or devisee enters, a stranger, having no right, makes a wrongful entry and gets possession of it. Such an entry is technically called an abatement, and the stranger an … payable out of a particular fund, and others out of other funds, for then each must bear the loss arising from any deficiency of the particular fund. See also DEMONSTRATIVE LEGACY. (5) Abatement of Litigation.-By R.S.C., Ord.
Costs
or defence, or called to give evidence at the instance of the court, for the expense, trouble, or loss of time properly incurred in or incidental to the attendance and giving of evidence, and the amount of
conversion
of the original property NOTE: For income tax purposes, involuntary conversions are generally taxable, and the gain or loss is computed by offsetting the basis of the property against the compensation received (as from insurance). 2 :
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