standard form of a contract
61insurance — A contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, one party undertakes to compensate the other for loss on a specified subject by specified perils. The party agreeing to make the compensation is usually called the insurer or underwriter; the… …
62Tilden Rent-A-Car Co. v. Clendenning — (1978), 83 DLR (3d) 400 is a leading Canadian contract law decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal on standard form contracts. The Court held that a party can only be bound to a signed standard form contract when it is reasonable to believe… …
63Roman law — is the legal system of ancient Rome. As used in the West the term commonly refers to legal developments prior to the Roman/Byzantine state s adopting Greek as its official language in the 7th century. As such the development of Roman law covers… …
64SHETAR — (Heb. שְׁטָר), formal legal document, or deed, derived from the Akkadian šatāru, meaning writing. Early Examples The term shetar is not found in the Bible, where the term sefer is used to denote a legal document, such as sefer keritut in… …
65Civil Authority — • The moral power of command, supported by physical coercion, which the State exercises over its members Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Civil Authority Civil Authority …
66Islamic views on slavery — …
67Franchising — For Cable television franchise fee in the United States see Cable television franchise fee. A McDonald s franchise. Franchising is the practice of using another firm s successful business model. The word franchise is of anglo French derivation… …
68security — /si kyoor i tee/, n., pl. securities, adj. n. 1. freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety. 2. freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well founded confidence. 3. something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense. 4. freedom from financial… …
69Islam and slavery — The major juristic schools of Islam traditionally accepted the institution of slavery.Lewis 1994, [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/lewis1.html Ch.1] ] Muhammad and many of his companions bought, sold, freed, and captured slaves. Slaves… …
70Roman law — the system of jurisprudence elaborated by the ancient Romans, a strong and varied influence on the legal systems of many countries. [1650 60] * * * Law of the Roman Republic and Empire. Roman law has influenced the development of law in most of… …
