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Interlocutory
Refers to an order, sentence, decree or judgment, given at an intermediate stage between the commencement and termination of a cause of action, and used to provide a temporary or provisional decision on an issue. A decision made in such circumstances is not final and is not subject to an immediate appeal. Legal dictionary
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Contra proferentum
Also known as interpretation against the draftsman, is a doctrine of contractual interpretation which provides that where a promise, agreement or term is ambiguous, the preferred meaning should be the one that works against the party who provided/drafted the wording. Legal dictionary
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Joint venture
A business agreement in which the parties agree to develop, a new entity and new assets by contributing financially an agreed sum. The venture can be for one specific project only or a continuing business relationship. The parties exercise control over the enterprise and consequently shares revenues, expenses and assets. Legal dictionary
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Corroborate
To add weight or credibility by additional or confirming facts or evidence. The testimony of a witness is said to be corroborated when it is shown to correspond with the representation of some other witness or to accord with some facts otherwise known or established. Legal dictionary
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Chinese wall
A way of protecting a client from a conflict of interest by preventing one or more lawyers within an organisation from working on any matter involving the client. Legal dictionary
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Privacy
The state or condition of being able to do things without other people watching you, disturbing you or knowing what you are doing. Legal dictionary
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إفشاء
إفصاح طرف متعاقد عن أسرار متعلقة بالمتعاقد معه كان يجب عليه إخفاءها. Legal dictionary
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Valuable consideration
Anything of value promised to another when making a contract. It can take the form of money, physical objects, services, promised actions, abstinence from a future action, and many other forms. Legal dictionary
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Heads of agreement
A non-binding draft agreement that contains all of the main terms that have been agreed in principle (but not necessarily in detail), and which is not the final agreement. Legal dictionary
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اختلاس
وفقًا للمادة الـ17 من اتفاقية الأمم المتحدة لمكافحة الفساد، الاختلاس هو : قيام موظف عمومي عمـدًا، لصالحه هو أو لصالح شخص أو كيان آخر، باختلاس أو تبديد أي ممتلكات أو أموال أو أوراق مالية عمومية أو خصوصية أو أي أشياء أخرى ذات قيمة عهد بها إليه بحكم موقعه، أو تسريبها بشكل آخر. Legal dictionary
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Pleadings
The documents submitted to the court by each party to a civil case giving notice of what they will argue at the trial. Legal dictionary
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Mitigation
Evidence introduced at a criminal trial, usually by a defendant, to reduce the seriousness of the alleged crime, or to support the otherwise good character of the defendant, so that the crime may be less harshly punished. Also, mitigating circumstances, are such as do not constitute a justification or excuse for the offence committed, but which, in fairness and mercy, may be considered as extenuating or reducing the degree of moral culpability. Legal dictionary
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Reprimand
A strong expression of official disapproval to a person at fault, largely exercised in circumstances of unprofessional or unbecoming behaviour. Legal dictionary
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Premeditated
Planned in advance and carried out deliberately. Similar to the term malice aforethought but more widely and commonly used nowadays. Legal dictionary
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Equitable
Based on fairness and not legal technicalities; refers to positive remedies (orders to do something, not money damages) employed by the courts to solve disputes or give relief. Legal dictionary
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