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اكتتاب
مشاركة الأفراد لرأس مال وهو خاص بشركات المساهمة العامة، وينقسم إلى اكتتاب عام واكتتاب خاص. ولا يؤثر المساهمون بشكل كبير على اتخاذ القرارات بالشركة، أي أن السلطة الحقيقية تظل في يد ملّاكها. Legal dictionary
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شرط ضمني
شرط يتضمنه العقد بحكم الظرف أو العرف دون ذكره صراحةً ضمن بنوده، وهو ملزم لطرفي العقد. Legal dictionary
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Trust
A relationship created at the direction of an individual, in which one or more persons hold the individual’s property subject to certain duties to use and protect it for the benefit of others. Individuals may control the distribution of their property during their lifetime or after their death through the use of a trust. A trust may be created for the financial benefit of the person creating the trust, a surviving spouse or minor children, or for charitable purposes. Trust arrangements that are intended to evade creditors or lawful responsibilities will be declared void by the courts. Legal dictionary
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Treason
The betrayal of allegiance towards a person’s own country, especially by committing hostile acts against it or aiding its enemies in committing such acts. Legal dictionary
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Right of first refusal
A contractual right that gives the holder the option to enter a business transaction with the owner of something, according to specified terms, before the owner is entitled to enter into that transaction with a third party. It is similar to a call option. Legal dictionary
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Show cause order
A court order that requires one or more of the parties to a case to justify, explain or prove something to the court. Court’s commonly use orders to show cause when the judge needs more information before deciding whether or not to issue an order requested by one of the parties. For example, if a party requests that the court find another party in contempt of court of an existing order, the judge will typically issue an ‘Order to Show Cause Re Contempt’ to the party accused of being in contempt of court. At the hearing of the order to show cause concerning contempt the judge will take evidence from both sides concerning the alleged failure to comply with the court order before making a decision on the merits of the issue. Legal dictionary
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Double jeopardy
A procedural defence that forbids a defendant from being tried again on the same (or similar) charges following a legitimate acquittal or conviction. Legal dictionary
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Lis pendens
Latin for ‘suit pending’, it is a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed concerning real estate, involving either the title to the property or a claimed ownership interest in it. The notice is usually filed in the county land records office. Recording a lis pendens against a piece of property alerts a potential purchaser or lender that the property’s title is in question, which makes the property less attractive to a buyer or a lender. After the notice is filed, anyone who nevertheless purchases the land or property described in the notice takes subject to the ultimate outcome of the lawsuit. Legal dictionary
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Leading question
A question asked in such a way that it makes someone give the particular answer that you want, especially during the examination of a witness at court. Legal dictionary
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Leveraged buyout
Usually applies where a company is purchased with a combination of equity and significant amounts of borrowed money, structured in such a way that the target company’s cash flows or assets are used as the collateral to secure and repay the borrowed money. Legal dictionary
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Landmark case
Sometimes known as a leading case, is a court decision that establishes an important new legal principle or concept, or which changes the previous interpretation of the current law. Legal dictionary
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Impeachment
A formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which may include the removal of that official from office as well as criminal punishment or civil proceedings. Legal dictionary
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Persona non grata
Literally means ‘an unwelcome person’, and refers to a foreign person whose entering or remaining in a particular country is prohibited by that country’s government. It is the most serious form of censure which a country can apply to foreign diplomats, who are otherwise protected by diplomatic immunity from arrest and prosecution. Legal dictionary
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Power of attorney (PoA)
A written authorisation to represent or act on another’s behalf (the principal) in private affairs, business or some other legal matter, sometimes against the wishes of the principal. It is generally terminated when the principal dies or becomes incompetent, but the principal can revoke it at any time. See also: Online POA and Other Notary Public Services in the UAE Legal dictionary
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Copyright
A legal device that gives the creator of literary, artistic, musical or other creative work the sole right to publish and sell that work. Copyright owners have the right to control the reproduction of their work, including the right to receive payment for that reproduction. An author may grant or sell those rights to others, including publishers and recording companies. Violation of copyright is called infringement. The typical duration of copyright is the author’s life plus fifty years. Legal dictionary
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