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RISTOURNE

RISTOURNE

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Fr. In insurance law ; the dissolution of a policy or contract of insurance for any cause. Emerig. Traite des Assur. c 16. … [Read more...] about RISTOURNE

RISK OF LOSS

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The risk borne by a party to an agreement, buyer or seller or carrier, that a product in transit may be lost or damaged while in transit. … [Read more...] about RISK OF LOSS

RISK CAPITAL

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Money that has been invested in common stock or the money which has been invested in a company by a shareholder or co-owner. … [Read more...] about RISK CAPITAL

RISK

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In insurance law; the danger or hazard of a loss of the property insured; the casualty contemplated in a contract of insurance; the degree of hazard; and, colloquially, the specific house, factory, ship, etc., covered by the policy. Risks of navigation. It is held that this term is not the equivalent of "perils of navigation," but is of more comprehensive import than the … [Read more...] about RISK

RISING OF COURT

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Properly the final adjournment of the court for the term, though the term is also sometimes used to express the cessation of judicial business for the day or for a recess; it is the opposite of "sitting" or "session." See State v. Weaver, 11 feb. 163, 8 Ni Wi 865. … [Read more...] about RISING OF COURT

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