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  2. Lists of legal terms - Wikipedia

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    The following pages contain lists of legal terms: List of Latin legal terms; List of legal abbreviations; List of legal abbreviations (canon law) on Wiktionary: Appendix: English legal terms; Appendix: Glossary of legal terms

  3. Hierarchy of values - Wikipedia

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    Accordingly, in a given case one jurist might well reach a result contrary to that which the other jurist reached. A 2002 study group concluded that "“there was no well-developed and authoritative hierarchy of values in international law.” [2] An example of a value hierarchy in the sense that MacDougal uses it is found in Paideia. [3]

  4. Consideration - Wikipedia

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    Contracts where a legally valueless term is bundled with a term that does have legal value are still generally enforceable. Consider the uncle's situation above. If the same uncle had instead told his 13-year-old nephew the following offer: "if you do not smoke cigarettes, do not drink alcohol, swear or play cards for money (gamble) before your ...

  5. Glossary of law - Wikipedia

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    Glossary of Legal Terms and Phrases. The Army Service Schools, Department of Law. 1910. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Frederic Jesup Stimson. Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law. Little, Brown and Company. Boston. 1881.

  6. Statutory interpretation - Wikipedia

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    Interpretation in light of fundamental values Statute does not violate fundamental societal values. See, for example, Holy Trinity Church v. United States, [33] or Coco v The Queen (Australia). [34] However, legislation that is intended to be consistent with fundamental rights can be overridden by clear and unambiguous language. [35] Rule of lenity

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  8. Consideration under American law - Wikipedia

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    3. The performance may consist of an act other than a promise, or a forbearance, or the creation, modification, or destruction of a legal relation. [1] An example of this is renting of apartment. The landlord and tenant come together to discuss the terms of the exchange (most of the time, the leasing is outlined in a contract). Thus, they have ...

  9. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    Ancillary terms and conditions; express contractual terms that are purely voluntary, optional, and not necessitated by the contract's subject matter. Also called incidentalia (Roman-Dutch law). One of three types of contractual terms, the others being essentialia negotii 'core terms' and naturalia negotii 'implied terms'. actus iuridicus: legal ...