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Legislative PowerLegislative power means a power to make laws. A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with...727
QuorumA quorum connotes the minimum number of members of a deliberative body necessary to conduct the business...727
OffenceOffence is a crime; an act committed contrary to the law as set out in a statute, which varies from country...724
Unliquidated DamagesUnliquidated damages means the damages that are sufficiently uncertain. They are not mathematically calculable...724
Unpaid SellerThe seller of goods is deemed to be an "unpaid seller" within the meaning of this Act— (a) when the...721
SmugglingSmuggling is an illegal transport, in particular across a border. In smuggling taxes are avoided; or...719
LienLien is used by individuals, businesses, and lenders to secure payment for a debt. A lien can be placed...717
Joint Stock Company(1) For the purposes of this part, so far elates to registration of companies limited by shares, a joint-...710
Ultra viresUltra vires is a Latin term that literally means "beyond the power." It is something beyond the legal...710
Go-slow'go-slow' means an organised deliberate and purposeful slowing down of normal output of work by a body...709