conventional international law

  • 51prize court — a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war. [1785 95, Amer.] * * * ▪ international law       a municipal (national) court in which the legality of captures of goods and vessels at sea and related questions are determined.… …

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  • 52civil requirements — The necessary production and distribution of all types of services, supplies, and equipment during periods of armed conflict or occupation to ensure the productive efficiency of the civilian economy and to provide to civilians the treatment and… …

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  • 53riba — (interest) International, United Kingdom Is the payment of interest. The prohibition on riba stems from the Sharia tenet that money, by itself, should not be recognised as a commodity and consequently, there should be no reward for its use. Under …

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  • 54ijara — ijara(h) is similar to a conventional finance lease. The financial institution leases an asset to a lessee in return for agreed rental payment. The terms of ijara leases differ from those found in a conventional finance lease because, in order to …

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  • 55ijarah — ijara(h) is similar to a conventional finance lease. The financial institution leases an asset to a lessee in return for agreed rental payment. The terms of ijara leases differ from those found in a conventional finance lease because, in order to …

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  • 56bai al salam — International, USA bai al salam, Also known as salam An Islamic finance technique used to provide working capital to parties on terms compliant with Sharia. In a bai al salam transaction, a lender (Al muslam) buys an asset from a party seeking… …

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  • 57bai al-salam — International, USA bai al salam, Also known as salam An Islamic finance technique used to provide working capital to parties on terms compliant with Sharia. In a bai al salam transaction, a lender (Al muslam) buys an asset from a party seeking… …

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  • 58salam — International, USA bai al salam, Also known as salam An Islamic finance technique used to provide working capital to parties on terms compliant with Sharia. In a bai al salam transaction, a lender (Al muslam) buys an asset from a party seeking… …

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  • 59mortgage — mort·gage 1 / mȯr gij/ n [Anglo French, from Old French, from mort dead (from Latin mortuus ) + gage security] 1 a: a conveyance of title to property that is given to secure an obligation (as a debt) and that is defeated upon payment or… …

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  • 60nuisance — nui·sance / nüs əns, nyüs / n [Anglo French nusaunce, from Old French nuire to harm, from Latin nocēre]: something (as an act, object, or practice) that invades or interferes with another s rights or interests (as the use or enjoyment of… …

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