dissensus
dissensus (di-sen-s[schwa]s), n. [Latin “disagreement”] Roman law. 1. A lack of agreement. 2. A mutually agreed annulment of a contractual obligation; an undoing of the consensus that created the obligation.
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general compromis
An agreement in which countries submit all or a definite class of disputes that may arise between them to an arbitral institution, a court, or an ad hoc arbitral tribunal by concluding a general arbitration treaty or by including an arbitration clause in a treaty. — Also termed abstract compromis; anticipated com-promis.
vague
vague, adj. 1. Imprecise; not sharply outlined; indistinct; uncertain. unconstitutionally vague. 1. (Of a penal legislative provision) so unclear and indefinite as not to give a person of ordinary intelligence the opportunity to know what is prohibited. [Cases: Statutes 47.] 2. (Of a statute) im-permissibly delegating basic policy matters to administrators and judges to such
contractus
contractus (k[schwa]n-trak-t[schwa]s). [Latin] Roman law. A contract; an agreement between two or more parties, usu. to create an actionable bond between them. See CONTRAHERE. “The texts of the Roman Law do not supply a definition of contract. The words contractus — contrahere — like ‘contract’ in English, are used in various senses, sometimes wider, sometimes
way going crop
way-going crop. A grain crop, formerly sown by a tenant during a tenancy (esp. in Pennsylvania), that did not ripen until after expiration of the lease. • In the absence of an express agreement to the contrary, the tenant was entitled to the crop. [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 139(2). C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant § 349.]
decanus
decanus (di-kay-n[schwa]s), n. [fr. Greek dekanos “a dean”] 1. Roman law. An officer commanding ten soldiers. 2. Eccles. & civil law. A leader of ten people, as in decanus monasticus (“dean of ten monks”). 3. The dean of a cathedral.
nonnegotiable
nonnegotiable, adj. 1. (Of an agreement or term) not subject to change (the kidnapper’s demands were nonnegotiable). 2. (Of an instrument or note) incapable of transferring by indorsement or delivery. Cf. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT . [Cases: Bills and Notes 144. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit §§ 127, 129–130, 143.]
formal contract
A contract made through the observance of certain prescribed formalities. • Among the formal contracts are the contract under seal, the recognizance, the negotiable instrument, and the letter of credit. Cf. informal contract; formal agreement under AGREEMENT.
zero coupon bond
zygocephalum (zI-g[schwa]-sef-[schwa]-l[schwa]m), n. [Greek fr. zygo- “yoke, pair” + kephalos “head”] Hist. A measure of land, esp. the amount that can be plowed in one day.
loan for use
loan for use. An agreement by which a lender delivers an asset to a borrower who must use it according to its normal function or according to the agreement, and who must return it when finished using it. • No interest is charged.