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(A) estates. This term is of doubtful meaning It would seem to apply principally to buildings, though generally it extends to amelioration of every description of property, whether real or personal; it is generally explained by other words. 2. Where, by the terms of a lease, the covenant was to 1eave at the end of the term a water-mill with all the fixtures, fastenings, and … [Read more...] about IMPROVEMENT

Lat. Let it be printed. A license or allowance, granted by the constituted authorities, giving permission to print and publish a book. This allowance was formerly necessary, in England, before any book could lawfully be printed, and in some other countries is still required. … [Read more...] about IMPRIMATUR

A term used in leases, of doubtful meaning. It would seem to apply principally to buildings, though generally it extends to the amelioration of every description of property, whether real or personal; but, when contained in any document, its meaning is generally explained by other words. 1 Chit Gen. Pr. 174. … [Read more...] about IMPROVEMENTS

The character of that which. cannot be done agreeably to the accustomed order of nature. 2. It is a maxim that no one is bound to perform an impossibility. That which, in the constitution and course of nature or the law, no man can do or perform. Impossibility is of the following several sorts: An act is physically impossible when it is contrary to the course of nature Such an … [Read more...] about IMPOSSIBILITY

An impossible contract is one which the law will not hold binding upon the parties, because of the natural or legal impossibility of the performance by one party of that which is the consideration for the promise of the other. 7 Wait, Act A Def. 124. Impossible contracts, which will be deemed void in the eye of the law, or of which the performance will be excused, are such … [Read more...] about IMPOSSIBLE CONTRACTS