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In marine Insurance. The arrival of a vessel means an arrival for purposes of business, requiring an entry and clearance and stay at the port so long as to require some of the acts connected with business, and not merely touching at a port for advices, or to ascertain the state of the market, or being driven in by an adverse wind and sailing again as soon as it changes. … [Read more...] about ARRIVAL

contracts. Relate either to real or personal estate, or to both. An article is a memorandum or minute of an agreement, reduced to writing to make some future disposition or modification of property; and such an instrument will create a trust or equitable estate, of which a specific performance will be decreed in chancery. 2. This instrument should contain: 1, the name and … [Read more...] about ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT

To come to a particular place; to reach a particular or certain place as, the ship United States arrived in New York. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition To reach or come to a particular place of destination by traveling towards it. Thompson v. United States, 1 Brock. 411, Fed. Cas. No. 407. In insurance law. To reach that particular place or point in a harbor which … [Read more...] about ARRIVE

An agreement made that adds to and/or modifies part of an earlier agreement, which remains intact except for any changes that may appear in the amendment. … [Read more...] about ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

civil law. Signifies nearly the same as adoption; the only difference between them is this, that adoption was of a person under full age but as arrogation required the person arrogated, sui juris, no one could be arrogated till he was of full age. … [Read more...] about ARROGATION