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SHRIEVALTY

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The office of sheriff; the period of that office. … [Read more...]

SI QUIS

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Latin: In the civil law. If any one. Formal words in the praetorian edicts. The words "guis," though masculine in form was held to include women. Dig. 50, 16, 1. Si qnis enstos fraudem pnpillo fecerit,. tntela removendns est. Jenk. Cent. 39. If a guardian do fraud to his ward, he shall be removed from his guardianship. Si qnis prsegnantem uxorem reliquit, non videtur sine … [Read more...]

SHRINK WRAP AGREEMENT

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A legal agreement that sets forth the terms to use software but is contained within the package or product and can only be viewed after purchasing and opening the product. … [Read more...]

SI RECOGNOSCAT

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Lat. If he acknowledge. In old practice. A writ which lay for a creditor against his debtor for money numbered. (pecunia numerata) or counted; that is, a specific sum of money, which the debtor had acknowledged in the county court, to owe him, as received in pecuniis numeratis. Cowell. Si snggestio non sit vera, literse pa tentes vacuse sunt. 10 Coke, 113. If the suggestion be … [Read more...]

SHRINKAGE

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The difference between the inventory count of items on hand and the actual number of items on hand that result from factors such as theft, error, waste and spoilage. … [Read more...]

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