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61penalty — pen·al·ty / pen əl tē/ n pl ties 1: a punishment that is imposed on a wrongdoer by statute or judicial decision 2: a pecuniary sum that by agreement is to be paid by a party who fails to fulfill an obligation to another and that is punitive… …
62Chose — (pronounced: shows , French for thing ), is a term used in common law tradition in different senses. Chose local is a thing annexed to a place, such as a mill. A chose transitory is something movable, that can be carried from place to place.… …
63South 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… …
64Morgan Iron Works — Former type Private Industry Manufacturing Fate Sold …
65Nuisance in English law — For the criminal offence, see public nuisance. English Tort law Part of the common law series …
66waiver of tort — in English law a plaintiff can, instead of seeking damages for a wrong done, seek restitution of the gains made by the defendant. Some torts can be waived, like trespass and deceit, and others cannot. The defendant, on authority, has to have… …
67Kilmarnock — KILMARNOCK, a burgh of barony and a parish, in the district of Cunninghame, county of Ayr; containing 19,956 inhabitants, of whom 17,846 are in the burgh, 12 miles (N. N. E.) from Ayr, and 22 (S. W. by S.) from Glasgow. This place, which is of …
68debt of honour — noun a debt that is not legally recoverable, especially a sum lost in gambling …
69compensatory damages — The damages recoverable in satisfaction of, or in recompense for, loss or injury sustained, including all damages except nominal damages, punitive or exemplary damages. 22 Am J2d Damg § 11. Damages awarded not only as a recompense for actual… …
70earning capacity — The power of a person or a business enterprise to earn money or show a profit; to earn money or show a profit in a particular sum. The power to create property from earnings. Local Loan Co. v Hunt, 292 US 234, 78 L Ed 1230, 54 S Ct 695. An… …
