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عطاء
تقديم عرض بصفات وسعر السلعة المراد بيعها في مناقصة أو مزاد. Legal dictionary
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تجميد أصول
منع شخص أو جهة من التصرف في أموال أو عقارات بحكم قضائي أو أمر من الحكومة بسبب مخالفات أو دعاوى مرفوعه ضده أمام القضاء. Legal dictionary
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تخريب
هدم أو تدمير أحد الممتلكات المملوكة للغير عمدًا. Legal dictionary
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درء الحدود بالشبهات
قاعدة شرعية تفيد تبرئة المتهم حال وجود شك في برائته. Legal dictionary
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عدة (المرأة)
في الشريعة الإسلامية، مدة تنتظرها الزوجة بعد طلاقها أو وفاة زوجها، ولا يحل لها فيها الزواج. وتبلغ عدة المطلقة ثلاثة قروء، بينما تبلغ عدة المتوفى عنها زوجها أربعة أشهر وعشرة أيام. Legal dictionary
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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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