pecuniary responsibility
91PREFACE — The Proprietors of the Topographical Dictionary of Scotland feel they shall stand excused if they indulge in some expression of pride and satisfaction, on presenting their Subscribers with the concluding portion of their great undertaking in… …
92circumstances — I (Roget s IV) pl.n. 1. [Condition in life] Syn. material welfare, finances, outlook, prospects, chances, means, assets, prosperity, financial status, financial condition, resources, funds, worldly goods, affairs, concerns, status, standing,… …
93charge — {{11}}charge (n.) c.1200, from O.Fr. charge, from chargier to load, to burden (see CHARGE (Cf. charge) (v.)). Meaning responsibility, burden is mid 14c. (Cf. take charge, late 14c.; in charge, 1510s), which progressed to pecuniary burden, cost,… …
94account — /əˈkaʊnt / (say uh kownt) noun 1. a verbal or written recital of particular transactions and events; narrative: an account of everything as it happened. 2. an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior. 3. a statement of reasons, causes,… …
95charge — [c]/tʃadʒ / (say chahj) verb (charged, charging) –verb (t) 1. to put a load or burden on or in. 2. to fill or furnish (something) with the appropriate quantity of what it is designed to receive. 3. to supply a quantity of electricity to (a… …
96out — /aʊt / (say owt) adverb 1. forth from, away from, or not in a place, position, state, etc.: out of order. 2. away from one s home, country, etc.: *Down by the store a camel train was just setting out loaded with the quarterly supplies of a… …
97consideration — The inducement to a contract. The cause, motive, price, or impelling influence which induces a contracting party to enter into a contract. The reason or material cause of a contract. Some right, interest, profit or benefit accruing to one party,… …
98corporation — An artificial person or legal entity created by or under the authority of the laws of a state. An association of persons created by statute as a legal entity. The law treats the corporation itself as a person which can sue and be sued. The… …
99liberty — Freedom from all restraints except such as are justly imposed by law. Freedom from restraint, under conditions essential to the equal enjoyment of this same right by others; freedom regulated by law. The absence of arbitrary restraint, not… …
100live storage — As applied to storage of automobiles in garages, dead storage is where cars not in use are deposited or put away, sometimes for the season, and live storage is the storage of cars in active daily use. Hogan v. O Brien, 123 Misc. 865, 206 N.Y.S.… …
