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Coppice-wood. 2 Inst. 642. … [Read more...] about SUB-BOIS

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A contract subordinate to another contract made or intended to be made between the contracting parties on one part or some of them and a stranger. 1 II. Bl. 37 45. Where a person has contracted for the performance of certain work (e.g.. to build a house) and he in turn engages a third party to perform the whole or a part of that which is included in the original contract (e.g. … [Read more...] about SUBCONTRACT

A person, party or business that is hired by an independent contractor to perform all or part of the work for which the independent contractor was hired to perform. Most common are specialized tasks for a construction project which a subcontractor is hired to perform, e.g. an electrician, plumber, painter. … [Read more...] about SUBCONTRACTOR

Latin: In old English law. A vassal; a dependent; any one under the power of another. Spelman. … [Read more...] about SUBDITUS