Also called “legal presumptions;” those which derive their force and effect from the law, rather than their natural tendency to produce belief. 3 Starkie, Ev. 1235. Gulick v. I/Oder. 13 […]

The succession between predecessors and successors in a corporation aggregate or sole. Thomas v. Dakin, 22 Wend. (N. Y.) 100.

See WATERCOURSE.

Technically; scientifically ; using terms of art. A will or contract is described as ” artificially ” drawn if it is couched in apt and technical phrases and exhibits a […]

One skilled in some kind of mechanical craft or art; a skilled mechanic. O’Clair v. Hale, 25 Misc. Rep. 31, 54 N. Y. Supp. 386; Amazon Irr. Co. v. Briesen, […]

A charge that allows the artis to keep his or her work until the item is paid for.

A work or illustration that can be a drawing, letter, painting, or photographs. It is made to be reproduced by its instructions and color specifications.

An old English law term, signifying a day’s work in plowing.

A feast or entertainment made at a funeral in the north of England ; arvil bread is bread delivered to the poor at funeral solemnities, and arvil, arval, or arfal, […]

Lat. In the Roman and civil law. A pound weight ; and a coin originally weighing a pound, (called also “libra;”) divided into twelve parts, called “unciw.” Any integral sum, […]

These words contrast the relative position of two persons, with a tacit reference to a different relationship between one of them and a third person . For instance, the temporary […]

This term applies to the relative position of 2 people in reference to a third person where the relationship to the third person is different for the 2 parties.

A clause stating that an item is bought with no warranty. The buyer takes the item as it is with any apparent or nonapparent faults.

A simulation that uses the current situation with no changes. Refer to be model .

1. payment terms on an invoice that require repayment on a different date than the creation of said invoice. 2. the date when an aggreement becomes official. 3. date when […]

The goal to finish a task as soon as is humanly possible. This is a priority.

A fiber that gets hard with age and pollutes the environment with its fine particles. It causes illness and cancer. It is in ceiling tiles, insulation, patching compounds, shingles, paint, […]

The way asbestos is removed from a building and sealed to prevent harm.

A lung disease that asbestos causes when it is inhaled over a period of time. The lungs are scarred and breathing becomes labored. It is similar to asthma but fatal. […]

To go up; to pass up or upwards ; to go or pass in the ascending line. 4 Kent, Comm. 303, 307.

Persons with whom one is related in the ascending line; one’s parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc

In Spanish law. Ascendants; ascending heirs; heirs in the ascending line. Schm. Civil Law, 259.

The way data is sorted from the smallest to largest value.

A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS formation that reveals repeatedly higher peaks in the price/level of a security or index, reflecting a bullish trend. See also DESCENDING BOTTOM , FALLING TOP , RISINGBOTTOM.

A trend that goes upward that connects a downward waves bottoms. The lines are parallel typically.