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  • 31debt by specialty — Also called a debt by special contract. It is a debt or contract whereby a sum of money becomes, or is acknowledged to be, due by deed or by an instrument under seal. Kerr v Lydecker, 51 Ohio St 240, 37 NE 267. See specialty …

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  • 32Contract Holder — An individual or organization who owns the rights to a debt or other obligation. A contract holder is owed the benefits outlined in the contacts at a future date under the provisions of the contract. If the provisions or terms of the contract… …

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  • 33contract — noun kɒntrakt 1》 a written or spoken agreement intended to be enforceable by law. 2》 informal an arrangement for someone to be killed by a hired assassin. 3》 Bridge the declarer s undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as… …

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  • 34contract — n. & v. n. 1 a written or spoken agreement between two or more parties, intended to be enforceable by law. 2 a document recording this. 3 marriage regarded as a binding commitment. 4 Bridge etc. an undertaking to win the number of tricks bid. v.… …

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  • 35contract — 1. noun a legally binding contract Syn: agreement, commitment, arrangement, settlement, understanding, compact, covenant, bond; deal, bargain; Law indenture 2. verb 1) the market for such goods began to contract Syn: shrink …

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  • 36debt of record — A sum of money which appears to be due by the evidence of a court of record; a debt evidenced by the judgment of a court of record. 2 Bl Comm 465; a debt or contract created of record, such as a statute staple, or statute merchant, and not one… …

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  • 37debt by special contract — Same as debt by specialty …

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  • 38contract debts — accumulate debts, go into debt …

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  • 39South African contract law — is essentially a modernised version of the Roman Dutch law of contract, [1] which is itself rooted in Roman law. In the broadest definition, a contract is an agreement entered into by two or more parties with the serious intention of creating a… …

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  • 40Forward contract — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …

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