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The explication of a law, agreement, will, or other instrument, which appears obscure or ambiguous. 2. The object of interpretation is to find out or collect the intention of the maker of the instrument, either from his own words, or from other conjectures, or both. It may then be divided into three sorts, according to the different means it makes use of for obtaining its end. … [Read more...] about INTERPRETATION

See COMMERCE. … [Read more...] about INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE

Contract clauses which explain how terms or clauses are to be interpreted or understood. May also refer to the clause contaning definitions. … [Read more...] about INTERPRETATION CLAUSES

An arbitration proceeding to handle matters that include conflicts of law that may arise between two parties of different countries or those where potential conflict of international laws exist. … [Read more...] about INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION

One employed to make a translation. (q v.) 2. An interpreter should be sworn before he translates the testimony of a witness. 3. A person employed between an attorney and client to act as interpreter, is considered merely as the organ between them, and is not bound to testify as to what be has acquired in those confidential communications. … [Read more...] about INTERPRETER