right of termination. A remedy involving the ending of contractual relations, accorded to a party to a contract when the other party breaches a duty that arises under the contract. • The right of termination is contrasted with a right to rescind, which arises when the other party breaches a duty that arises independently of […]
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right of termination 〈英〉终止合同的权利 亦作「right to terminate」，是合同的一种救济。指如果一方当事人违反了约定的合同义务，则法律赋予无过错一方终止合同的权利，并可以追究对方的违约责任。与之相对的是撤销合同的权利〔right to rescind〕，后者产生于一方当事人违反独立于合同的某些义务之时，但对于可能造成的损害，无过错一方不能主张违约损害赔偿，只能以欺诈等理由寻求救济。(→right to rescind)
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Family law. A trial or court proceeding, usu. initiated by a state agency, that seeks to sever the legal ties between a parent and child, usu. so that the child can be adopted. • The standard of proof in a termination-of-parental-rights hearing is clear and convincing evidence. Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 102 S.Ct.
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termination of parental rights. Family law. The legal severing of a parent’s rights, privileges, and responsibilities regarding his or her child. • Termination of a parent’s rights frees the child to be adopted by someone else. — Abbr. TPR. See termination-of-parental-rights hearing under HEARING; PARENTAL RIGHTS.
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power of termination. A future interest retained by a grantor after conveying a fee simple subject to a condition subsequent, so that the grantee’s estate terminates (upon breach of the condition) only if the grantor exercises the right to retake it. — Also termed right of entry; right of reentry; right of entry for breach
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mere right. An abstract right in property, without possession or even the right of possession. — Also termed jus merum; merum jus; meer dreit. “The mere right of property, the jus proprietatis, without either possession or even the right of possession. This is frequently spoken of in our books under the name of the mere
right to rescind 〈英〉撤销合同的权利 亦作「right of rescission」，是合同的一种救济。指如果一方当事人违反了独立于合同的某些义务，如合同成立前有欺诈、胁迫、虚假陈述等行为，则法律赋予无过错一方以撤销合同的权利。合同的撤销具有溯及既往的效力。与撤销合同的权利相对的是终止合同的权利〔right of termination〕，后者产生于一方当事人违反合同本身的义务时，其效力仅指向将来。(→right of termination)
right of entry. 1. The right of taking or resuming possession of land or other real property in a peaceable manner. 2. POWER OF TERMINATION. 3. The right to go into another’s real property for a special purpose without committing trespass. • An example is a landlord’s right to enter a tenant’s property to make
determination, n. 1. A final decision by a court or administrative agency (the court’s determination of the issue). [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 489; Federal Civil Procedure 928. C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 147–148.] initial determination. The first determination made by the Social Security Administration of a person’s eligibility for benefits. [Cases: Social
right to rescind. The remedy accorded to a party to a contract when the other party breaches a duty that arises independently of the contract. • The right to rescind is contrasted with a right of termination, which arises when the other party breaches a duty that arises under the contract. — Also termed right