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  • 41Misrepresentation — This article is about a legal term. For the sociological one, see Misrepresentation (sociology). Misrepresentation is a contract law concept. It means a false statement of fact made by one party to another party, which has the effect of inducing… …

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  • 42mistake — mis·take n 1: an unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court the court s power to revise a judgment because of fraud, mistake, or irregularity a… …

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  • 43Stambovsky v. Ackley — ! bgcolor= 6699FF | Case opinion | Stambovsky v. Ackley , 169 A.D.2d 254 (NY App. Div. 1991), is a notable New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division case that held that a house, which the owner had previously advertised to the public as haunted… …

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  • 44Testament — Testament, 1) (Altes u. Neues T.), s.u. Bibel; 2) (lat. Testamentum, altdeutsch Gemächt), im Allgemeinen jede einseitige letztwillige Disposition; bes. 3) eine letztwillige Disposition,[403] durch welche der Erblasser für seinen Todesfall einen… …

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  • 45South African contract law — is essentially a modernised version of the Roman Dutch law of contract, [1] which is itself rooted in Roman law. In the broadest definition, a contract is an agreement entered into by two or more parties with the serious intention of creating a… …

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  • 46Impoundment (political) — Impoundment is the refusal of presidents of the United States to spend money that has been appropriated by the United States Congress. All of the presidents up to Richard Nixon have used this power, which is regarded as inherent to the office.… …

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  • 47Interpreting contracts in English law — is an area of English contract law, which concerns how the courts decide what an agreement means. It is settled law that the process is based on the objective view of a reasonable person, given the context in which the contracting parties made… …

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  • 48Corporate resolution — A corporate resolution is a corporate action, sometimes in the form of a legal document, that will be voted on or has been voted on at a meeting of the board of directors for a corporation. The resolution could also be in the form of a corporate… …

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  • 49Renewal (parliamentary procedure) — NOTOC Renewal is the act of bringing up again a motion that has already been disposed of by the deliberative assembly. Generally, the assembly cannot be asked to decide the same, or substantially the same, question as one it has already decided… …

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  • 50Pelé Law — The Pelé Law is a Brazilian law that forces professional sports clubs to observe business law and pay tax within two years. The law, which went into effect in 2001, stipulates that clubs can sign a maximum five year contract with a player when he …

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