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LienLien is used by individuals, businesses, and lenders to secure payment for a debt. A lien can be placed...974
Active Service"Active service", as applied to a person subject to this Act, means the time during which such person...973
OrdinanceOrdinance means a crime; an act committed contrary to the law as set out in a statute. An ordinance is...973
LawLaw is a code that regulates the behaviour of members of a society. Law has been defined as a "system...968
Letter of CreditLetter of credit is a document issued by a financial institution on behalf of a buyer stating the amount...968
ZamindarZamindar means a land owner or collector of land revenue. The 'Zamindari System' is a kind of feudal...965
Breach of ContractFailure to perform the obligations under the contract. Breach of contract occurs where that which is...964
Unliquidated DamagesUnliquidated damages means the damages that are sufficiently uncertain. They are not mathematically calculable...959
Cattle"Cattle" includes also elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies,...951
ActThe word "act" denotes as well a series of acts as a single act. [See, section 33, the Penal Code, 1860...948