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The boundaries of one's authorization to perform an act on behalf of another, the boundaries of authorization that an agent is provided by a principal. … [Read more...] about SCOPE OF AUTHORITY

Certificates of ownership, either absolute or conditional, of shares in a public company, corporate profits, etc. Pub. St Mass. 1882, p. 1295. A scrip certificate (or shortly "scrip") is an acknowledgment by the projectors of a company or the issuers of a loan that the person named therein (or more commonly the holder for the time being of the certificate) is entitled to a … [Read more...] about SCRIP

In old English law. Shire i county; the Inhabitants of a county. … [Read more...] about SCYRA

The actions of an employee that would be reasonable expected to be performed in the course of employment. An employer is responsible for the actions of an employee performed within the scope of employment, even injuries caused by the employee, under the doctrine of respondeat superior. … [Read more...] about SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT

Where instruments are executed in part and counterpart, the original or principal is so called. In English probate practice. A will, codicil, draft of will or codicil, or written instructions for the same. If the will is destroyed, a copy or any paper embodying its contents becomes a script, even though not made under' the direction of the testator. Browne, Prob. Pr. 280. … [Read more...] about SCRIPT