liability on a charter

  • 1charter — charterable, adj. charterage, n. charterer, n. charterless, adj. /chahr teuhr/, n. 1. a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining …

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  • 2Charter — For other uses, see Charter (disambiguation). An example of a charter (Magna Carta). A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It …

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  • 3Charter-party — This article is about the maritime legal term. For the Cincinnati political party, see Charter Party …

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  • 4charter party warranty — A covenant in a charter party that goes to the whole consideration on either side, on the failure or nonperformance of which the party aggrieved may repudiate the whole contract, and the plaintiff must perform the condition before he can maintain …

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  • 5Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act — OCILLA redirects here. For the town in Georgia, United States, see Ocilla, Georgia. Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act Full title To amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization …

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  • 6Limited liability company — This article is about a U.S. specific business entity form. For limited liability companies in the United Kingdom, see Limited company. For a general discussion of entities with limited liability, see Corporation …

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  • 7California Charter Academy — The California Charter Academy (CCA) was formerly the largest charter school operator in California, with multiple campuses located throughout the state. CCA opened under the leadership of Mr. C Steven Cox, a former insurance executive. During… …

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  • 8Strict liability (criminal) — In criminal law, strict liability is liability for which mens rea (Latin for guilty mind ) does not have to be proven in relation to one or more elements comprising the actus reus (Latin for guilty act ) although intention, recklessness or… …

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  • 9Limited Liability —    The status of limited liability gives a business a legal personality separate from that of its shareholders and limits the liability of shareholders for the debts incurred by the business, normally to the amount of their investment. The… …

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  • 10Unknown Charter of Liberties — Document from c.1214/15 which formed some part in the drafting of what became Magna Carta. Its occasion was possibly the gathering of northern barons at Stamford. It begins with the re affirmation of the coronation charter of Henry I. It then… …

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