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11Stamp duty in the United Kingdom — Taxation in the United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the United Kingdom Central government HM Treasury HM Revenue and Customs Income tax …
12Succession duty — Succession duty, in the English fiscal system, a tax placed on the gratuitous acquisition of property which passes on the death of any person, by means of a transfer from one person (called the predecessor) to another person (called the… …
13customs duty — A tax charged on goods imported into the European Union ( EU). It is based on the value of the imported goods (see Ad Valorem duty) and the description of the goods. Remember that imported goods may be liable to other charges, such as Anti… …
14no–duty doctrine — no–du·ty doctrine n: a doctrine in tort law: a defendant cannot be held liable for an injury if no duty is owed to the plaintiff; specif: a doctrine holding that a person in possession of property is under no duty to protect an invitee from a… …
15Vehicle excise duty — (VED) is a British excise duty, which has to be paid to acquire a vehicle licence for most types of motor vehicle. A vehicle licence is usually required if a vehicle is to be legally used on the public roads. The tax, rarely if ever known by its… …
16Breach of duty in English law — In tort, there can be no liability in negligence unless the claimant establishes both that he or she was owed a duty of care by the defendant, and that there has been a breach of that duty. The defendant is in breach of duty towards the claimant… …
17public duty doctrine — n: a doctrine in tort law: a government entity (as a state or municipality) cannot be held liable for the injuries of an individual resulting from a public officer s or employee s breach of a duty owed to the public as a whole as distinguished… …
18amenable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. agreeable; pliant, yielding, submissive; liable. See duty, consent. Ant., stubborn. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tractable, manageable, agreeable, responsive; see docile . See Synonym Study at docile …
19accountable — a. Responsible, answerable, amenable, liable, in duty bound …
20declaration — /dɛkləˈreɪʃən/ (say dekluh rayshuhn) noun 1. a positive, explicit, or formal statement, announcement, etc. 2. a proclamation: a declaration of war. 3. that which is proclaimed. 4. the document embodying the proclamation. 5. a statement of goods,… …
