Lat. Against the law of war. 1 Kent. Comm. 0.

Against common right or law; contrary to the rule of the com mon law. Bract, fol. 485

Against the law of the land .

An opposing movement of a stock compared to the general market such as an electric company stock increasing in value during a recession.

Against all people. Formal words in old covenants of warranty. Fleta, lib. 3, c. 14,

Latin term meaning against all of the people.

Against the peace . A phrase used in the Latin forms of indictments, and also of actions for trespass, to signify that the offense alleged was committed against the public […]

Against the party who proffers or puts forward a thin

A document showing a loss in reported revenue of a firm.

In the civil law . Against the will , (testament.) Dig. 37. 4.

In old English law . Against gage and pledge. Bract, fol. 156. Contra legem facit qui id facit quod lex prohibit; in fraudem vero qui, salvis verbis legis, sententiam ejus […]

Against law or treaty; prohibited. Goods exported from or imported into a country against its laws. Braiule. Articles, the importation or exportation of which is prohibited by law. P. Enc.

Certain classes of merchandise , such as arms and ammunition, which, by the rules of international law , cannot lawfully be furnished or carried by a neutral nation to either […]

A criminal; one prosecuted for a crime.

An agreement, upon sufficient consideration , to do or not to do a particular thing. 2 Bl. Comm. 442; 2 Kent, Comm. 449. Justice v. Lang, 42 N. Y. 496, […]

Any agreement, either written or oral, that changes a contract. AKA contracting action or contracting activity.

A detailed description of all changes made to a contract that have been decided upon by both parties.

Examination and validation of the truth and correctness of the builder

Administrative budge agency that empowers a government bureau to receive duty before the related annexation has been cleared or to go pass an already approved annexation.

Percentage of the agreed contract price and the calculated expense of the non-priced but allowed changes.

Two elementary kinds (families) of deals are 1) price reimbursement deal and 2) fixed cost deal.

Sum agreed upon during deal dialogues, outside which the main (customer or project proprietor) has no duty to pay.

Interim papers provided by a main (client) to address adjustments or other commands realted to a deal. It is supposed to be substituted naturally by an additional acknowledgement or other […]

Document provided by a main (customer), addressing adjustments in a deal passed under the deal

Document provided by a main (client) for effecting adjustments to the ambit of work (not of specifications or requirements ) of a deal