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Course of dealing
A clearly recognisable pattern of previous conduct between parties to a business transaction. Where such conduct becomes the subject of litigation, a court will examine what the parties intended when they entered into the contract. The supposition will be that the parties drew up the contract taking into account the customary manner in which business has previously been transacted prior to signing the contract, and that customary behaviour, or course of dealing, will be highly relevant to ascertaining the intentions of the parties. Legal dictionary
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Confidentiality agreement
Otherwise known as a Non-Disclosure Agreement, is a legal contract between two or more parties that outlines confidential information, knowledge or material that the parties wish to share with each other for certain purposes, but which must not be disclosed to third parties. Legal dictionary
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Contributory negligence
The rule of law under which an act or omission of a claimant is a contributing cause of injury and possible bar to a complete recovery. It can be used as a defence to prevent a claimant from being awarded full damages if he or she did not take reasonable care of his or her self. In the United States, it is a defence that prevents a claimant from being awarded damages if he or she has knowingly and voluntarily accepted the risk of loss, injury or damage. Legal dictionary
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Ex gratia payment
Money paid where there is no legal obligation to do so. For example, by an employer to an employee or to compensate victims of an accident; the organisation making the payment does not admit any legal responsibility. Legal dictionary
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Veracity
Describes the truthfulness or honesty of what is said by someone. Legal dictionary
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Ex parte
Is a judicial proceeding conducted for the benefit of only one party. The term ex parte is used in a case name to signify that the case was brought by the person whose name follows the term. Ex parte applications are often made when the application is for an injunction. Legal dictionary
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Inter vivos
Latin term which literally means ‘among the living’. It is used to describe the transfer of property by agreement between living persons as opposed to a gift made by a Will. Legal dictionary
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حصانة
امتياز يعفي بعض الأشخاص من الملاحقة القضائية وتُمنح لبعض السياسيين والدبلوماسيين بهدف حمايتهم من تطبيق القوانين المحلية عليهم. ولا يمكن القبض على هؤلاء الأشخاص لمخالفتهم لقوانين البلاد التي يُرسلون إليها. Legal dictionary
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Status quo
Latin meaning the existing state of affairs. To maintain the status quo is to keep things the way they presently are. Often used when companies are making decisions, or when lawyers are considering making changes in the law or changes to documentation. Legal dictionary
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Habeas corpus
Literally, ‘may you have the body’. It is a legal action that requires a person under arrest to be brought before the courts so that he or she can be released from unlawful detention where such detention lacks sufficient cause or evidence. Legal dictionary
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Transcript
A document in which the text of a speech or a spoken discussion is transformed into a written form, such as a court reporter’s notes that have be recorded or taken down during the course of a trial. Legal dictionary
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Indemnity
An agreement or assurance whereby one party insures another party against an anticipated loss, or to prevent that party from being damaged by the legal consequences of an act or the failure to act by the party providing the indemnity or a third party. Legal dictionary
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Covenant
A binding promise, usually contained in the deed of a piece of real property, to engage in or refrain from a specified action (including a restrictive covenant, which is a restriction on the use of property). Legal dictionary
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إدانة
هو الحكم الذي تتوصل إليه محكمة قانونية عند إيقانها بارتكاب المدعي عليه لجريمة ما، وضدها التبرئة. Legal dictionary
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Promissory note
A legally binding document in which a person or entity agrees to pay a specified amount of money on demand or by a specified date. Legal dictionary
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