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How long will it take to get settlement from a company?
Q: As-salam Alaikum, My labor execution case number is {.....}. Al Adheed center asked me to get back after 21 days. More than 21 days are completed, but they are still asking me to wait till June 01. It is still in process. I need to know how long will it take to get my settlement from the company? Kindly advise me! Thanks & Regards, 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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Circumstantial
Based on information which suggests that something is true but does not prove that it is true. When the existence of the principal fact is only inferred from one or more circumstances which have been established directly, the evidence is said to be circumstantial. Legal dictionary
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Enforceable
Refers to the terms of a contract or a judgment or a rule of law which it is possible, where necessary, to make people obey. Legal dictionary
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مدعي
شخص يقوم بتوجيه تهمة إلى شخصٍ آخر أمام الجهات القانونية المختصة، ويشمل ذلك المحاكم الجزئية، المحاكم العامة، واللجان القضائية. Legal dictionary
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تسوية
مصالحة بين طرفين على تنازل أحدهما أو كليهما عن بعض حقوقه في مقابل عدم اللجوء إلى القضاء أو التحكيم. Legal dictionary
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تفاوض
عملية حوارية يتبادل فيها طرفان أو أكثر الاقتراحات بهدف التوصل إلى حل مرضٍ يضمن تحقيق المصلحة لجميع الأطراف. Legal dictionary
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Bankruptcy
A legal status imposed by a court order that usually refers to an individual that cannot repay the debts that it owes to creditors. Legal dictionary
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دعوى
إدعاء يرفعه شخص أو جهة أمام القضاء ضد جهة أو أشخاص للمطالبة بما يعتقد أنه حق له. Questions & Answers
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Withdrawing a case filed against an employer
Q: Good evening counsel, After filing a case against my employer in the labor court, can I cancel my application/withdraw the case? If yes, please advise! Regards, Legal dictionary
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Subordinate legislation
Also referred to as delegated or secondary legislation, is law made by an executive authority under powers delegated from the legislature responsible for the primary legislation. The power to make subordinate legislation is limited to making regulations that are incidental to administering the primary legislation. Legal dictionary
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طلاق بائن
في الشريعة الإسلامية، طلاق لا يحق فيه للمطلق ردّ مطلقته إلا برضاها وبعقد جديد، وينقسم إلى طلاق بائن بينونة صغرى وطلاق بائن بينونة كبرى. Legal dictionary
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Embezzlement
The act of dishonestly withholding assets for the purpose of stealing them, by one or more persons to whom the assets were entrusted, either to be held or to be used for specific purposes. It is a type of financial fraud and is usually a premeditated crime performed methodically, with the embezzler taking precautions to conceal his or her activities, because it is occurring without the knowledge or consent of the affected person. Legal dictionary
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Repudiation
Refers to the refusal to perform a duty or obligation owed to the other party to a contract. Further, anticipatory repudiation is an act or declaration before performance is due under a contract that indicates that a party will not perform his or her obligation on the future date specified in the contract. Legal dictionary
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Conflict of interest
A situation where someone in a position of trust will be personally affected by the results of a decision, and so cannot make that decision fairly. Legal dictionary
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