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كيف يمكن للزوجة إثبات طلاق الزوج لها كلامياً؟
س: زوج طلق زوجته أكتر من ٣ مرات كلامياً بأكتر من وقت، ليس بوقت عصبية قاصد الطلاق. لم يرضَ أن يذهب إلى المحكمة يطلق رسمي ويستخرج ورقة طلاق وأخبرها أنها لو أخبرت أحد فسوف يكذبها. السؤال هل تقدر الزوجة أن تذهب إلى المحكمة لوحدها وتستخرج ورقة طلاق؟ 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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Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)
Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) is an autonomous, permanent, non-profit institution offering arbitration services and facilities on an international scale. DIAC was created in 1994 as the "Centre for Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration". Legal dictionary
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Illegal
A violation of a statute, regulation or ordinance, which may be criminal or merely not in conformity; that which lacks authority of or support from the law. Legal dictionary
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Contract
A legal document, usually in writing, giving details of a formal legally binding agreement, between two or more different people or groups. To be legally binding it must contain certain elements: it must contain an offer made by one party and accepted in its entirety by the other, it must include some form of consideration whether it be money, goods or services, and it must be properly signed by all parties to it, and dated. Legal dictionary
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A fortiori
Used either to express the view that something that is true for one case is even more true in another case, or that if one thing is true then the second thing must also be true. Legal dictionary
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Acquittal
A formal declaration in court that a person is not guilty of a crime they were accused of. This also applies where the prosecution is abandoned. Legal dictionary
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Legal notice
The process whereby a party is made aware of the commencement of legal proceedings affecting their rights, obligations or duties. Although the format may vary, there are strict requirements regarding service of a legal notice which must be adhered to if the legal notice to be effective. Legal dictionary
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Abolish
Refers to the ending of a system, practice or institution forever. Legal dictionary
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Judgment
A decision of a court regarding the rights and liabilities of the parties to legal proceedings. Judgments generally provide the court’s explanation as to why it has chosen to make a particular decision. Legal dictionary
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Travel ban
An order issued by the authorities to all the state ports to prohibit a person from entering or leaving a country according to a court or police order for the protection of individual interests in cases like child custody, debt failure, or criminal investigation. Travel ban prohibits the banned person from leaving the country and gets him/her arrested while entering if the reason(s) for prohibition did not cease to exist. Legal dictionary
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Memorandum of association
Is a document that governs the relationship between the company and the outside. It is basically a statement that the subscribers wish to form a company, have agreed to become members, and in the case of a company which is to have a share capital, to take at least one share each. Legal dictionary
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Obligation
The term that describes a duty that is enforced by a court and where non-fulfilment may incur a penalty. Legal dictionary
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Judgment debtor
A person against whom a judgment ordering him/her to pay a sum of money has been obtained and remains unsatisfied. Legal dictionary
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ضمان
ضم ذمة المضمون إلى ذمة الضامن في ردِّ حق وجب عليه رده. Legal dictionary
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