To overthrow ; to abate; to annul ; to make void. Spelman ; 3 Bl. Comm. 303; Crawford v. Stewart, 38 Pa. 34; Holland v. Webster, 43 Fla. 85, 29 […]

not enjoy his right because the owner bad so obstructed it. Cowell.

a term applied to an admission that has inconsistent statements.

In the civil law . The af- p finity which exists between two persons, one of whom has been betrothed to a kinsman of the other, but who have never […]

An arbitrage that uses internal funds instead of external funds. Refer to pure arbitrage .

A determination by a court about the obligation of one party to another. No actual contract exists but the agreement is similar to a contract. It is based on the […]

Organizations resembling corporations; municipal societies or similar bodies which, though not true corporations in all respects, are yet recognized, by statutes or immemorial usage, as persons or aggregate corporations, with […]

This term embraces all oTenses not crimes or misdemeanors, but that are in the nature of crimes.

When a vessel, without being abandoned, is no longer under thecontrol or direction of those on board, (as where part of the crew are dead, and theremainder are physically and […]

An “easement,” in the proper sense of the word, can only exist in respect of two adjoining pieces of land occupied by different persons, and can only impose a negative […]

A type of non- secured debt . A debt that is consideredd to have some equity traits or collateral.

Quasi estoppel is an equitable doctrine that prevents a person from denying an act or assertion if such denial is deemed to bring harm to another who reasonably relied on […]

Latin term applied to the action based on a claim for money damages where a defendant’s property is subject to jurisdiction of the court.

The acts of an officer that take on a judicial quality. The officer is authorised to act in such a way.

A corporation that has been funded by the government but does not act within the confines of governmental control. These corporations perfom the operations of a watch dog or regulatory […]

A strategic alliance or a joint venture that does not act like a partnership . This alliance will resemble a partnership but it is not a partnership.

This term is sometimes applied to corporations which are not strictly public, in the sense of being organized for governmental purposes, but whose operations contribute to the comfort, convenience, or […]

An organisation that is not run by government and whose members are nations and countries and not individual people. The functions performed are often those that are performed by a […]

An institution that acts like an insurance company that has been set up by a government. It will act like an insurance company but it will not be an insurance […]

An agreement that is between two parties where one party will borrow money from the other. The agreement is that the money will be paid back in the future but […]

A government regulated company that is not owned by the government but is owned privately. An example would be that of a federal contractor working for the Navy.

Properly, a cousin in the fourth degree ; but the term has come to express auy remote degree of relationship , and even to bear an ironical signification , in […]

Through the use of modern technology, information is researched and developed in order to provide the information to other industries.

Lat It runs upon four feet; it runs upon all fours. See ALI>FOUBS.

In Roman law. Magistrates who had the care and inspection of roads. Dig. 1, 2, 3, 30.