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To bring into being; to cause to exist; to produce; as, to create a trust In lands, to create a corporation, Edwards v. Bibb, 54 Ala. 481; McClellan v. McClellan, 65 Me. 500. To create a charter or a corporation is to make one which never existed before, while to renew one is to give vitality to one which has been forfeited or has expired; and to extend one is to give an … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A calculation of various factors concerning an individuals financial history that provide an indication as to their creditworthiness. Good credit scores are over 700 and low is 400-500 and under and indicate a high risk. The most popular company providing credit scores is FICO (Fair Isaac Corporation.) … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
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TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. They are, as it were, his letter of attorney, his mandate patent, mandatum manifestum. … [Read more...]