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AFFREIGHTMEET

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Com. law. The contract by which a vessel or the use of it, is let out to hire. See Freight; General ship. … [Read more...]

AGAINST THE FORM OF THE STATUTE

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When a statute prohibits a thing to be done, and an action is brought for the breach of the statute, the declaration or indictment must conclude against the form of the statute. See Contra formam statuti. … [Read more...]

AGENFRIDA

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Sax. The true master or owner of a thing. Spelman, … [Read more...]

AFFREIGHTMENT

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A contract of affreightment is a contract with a ship owner to hire his ship, or part of it, for the carriage of goods. Such a contract generally takes the form either of a charter party or of a bill of lading. Maude & P. Mer. Shipp. 227; Smith, Merc. Law, 295; Bramble v. Culmer, 78 Fed. 501, 24 C. C. A. 182; Auten v. Bennett, 88 App. Div. 15, 84 N. Y. Supp. 689. In French … [Read more...]

AGAINST THE WILL

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pleadings. In indictments for robbery from the person, the words feloniously and against the will, must be introduced; no other words or phrase will sufficiently charge the offence. … [Read more...]

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