Tag: AS
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Assault
Definition of Assault In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assault : An intentional or reckless act that causes someone to be put in fear of immediate physical harm. Actual physical contact is not necessary to constitute an assault (for example, pointing a […]
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Assured Tenancy
Definition of Assured Tenancy In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assured Tenancy : A form of tenancy under the Housing Act 1988 that is at a market rent but gives *security of tenure. The premises may be furnished or unfurnished. This kind of tenancy […]
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Assessor
Definition of Assessor In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assessor : A person called in to assist a court in trying a case requiring specialized technical knowledge. The High Court and the Court of Appeal have wide powers to appoint assessors to assist […]
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Assured Shorthold Tenancy
Definition of Assured Shorthold Tenancy In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assured Shorthold Tenancy : A special kind of *assured tenancy at the end of which the landlord is entitled to recover possession without having to show one of the usual grounds […]
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Associations Liability
Vicarious liability and liability of associations This section offers a description about Vicarious liability and liability of associations in the study of the general principles of Criminal Law.
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Assessment of Costs
Definition of Assessment of Costs In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assessment of Costs : The method by which the amount of costs payable by one party to another, or payable by a client to his solicitor, is determined by an officer of the court. Before […]
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Assessment of Costs
Definition of Assessment of Costs In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assessment of Costs : The method by which the amount of costs payable by one party to another, or payable by a client to his solicitor, is determined by an officer of the court. Before […]
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Assignor
Definition of Assignor In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assignor : See assignment.
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Assignor
Definition of Assignor In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assignor : See assignment.
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Assent
Definition of Assent In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assent : A document by which personal representatives transfer property to a beneficiary under a will or on intestacy. Under the Administration of Estates Act 1925 they may transfer *real estate […]
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Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Associated Society Of Locomotive Engineers And Firemen History Trade union for train drivers. Set up in 1880, the union has fought hard to preserve the rights of its members, and in solidarity with other unions; for example, refusing to transport 'blackleg' workers in the 1984 […]
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Assured Agricultural Occupancy
Definition of Assured Agricultural Occupancy In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Assured Agricultural Occupancy : A form of *assured tenancy in which the tenant is an agricultural worker living in a *tied cottage. This kind of tenancy replaced protected […]
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Asylum
Definition of Asylum In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Asylum : Refuge granted to an individual whose *extradition is sought by a foreign government. This can include refuge in the territory of a foreign country (territorial asylum) or in a foreign […]
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Ascertained Goods
Resources See Also See unascertained goods.
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Asia
Resources See Also Further Reading Asia in the Encyclopedia of Britain Asia in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Asia in the Halsbury's Laws of England Asia in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Asia in the Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law Asia in the […]