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detriment

detriment n. 损失;损害;不利益 指任何财产损失或人身伤害。在合同法中,亦可专指合同对价的一种。合同之对价既可以是金钱或其他有价物的给付,亦可以是受允诺人所受之损失或「损害」。在此种意义上,该词意指受允诺人作为对允诺的回报,暂缓行使其本可行使的某些法定的权利,或放弃其本有权保有的物品,或实施其本有权不作为之行为。 (→consideration; legal detriment)

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detriment

detriment. 1. Any loss or harm suffered by a person or property. 2. Contracts. The relinquishment of some legal right that a promisee would have otherwise been entitled to exercise. — Also termed legal detriment. Cf. BENEFIT(2). “A promise or an act may be a detriment although on balance the promisor is making a good

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detrimental reliance

Reliance by one party on the acts or representations of another, causing a worsening of the first party’s position. • Detrimental reliance may serve as a substitute for consideration and thus make a promise enforceable as a contract. See promissory estoppel under ESTOPPEL. [Cases: Estoppel 55, 85, 87. C.J.S. Estoppel §§ 85–86, 90, 92–93.]

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loss

loss n. (1)损失;损害 用于此含义时,该词意义不定,多与「damage」、「detriment」、「injury」、「deprivation」等词同义。既指经济上的损失,亦指因人身伤害而导致的损害。在保险法中,保单上使用该词是指一种被丢失、破坏或毁损灭失的事实状态。在劳工赔偿法、社会保障法或残疾保险合同有关残疾利益取得的规定中,它是指部分或永久地丧失眼睛、肢体等的器官功能。 (2)损失额 常用于保险条款中,尤指诸如部分损失〔partial loss〕、全部损失〔total loss〕、实际全损〔actual total loss〕或推定全损〔constructive total loss〕等。 (3)(财务)损失;亏损 因任何原因而造成的财务上的损害,例如:供货后无法取得债务人款项;货物的售价低于成本;管理费用高于销售利润总额等。 (4)剥夺;丧失

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