Interest at a rate agreed to by the parties themselves, as distinguished from that prescribed by law. Cf. interest as damages. [Cases: Interest 4, 32. C.J.S. Interest and Usury; Consumer Credit § 9, 38.]
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haec est conventio (heek est k[schwa]n-ven-shee-oh). [Law Latin] Hist. This is the agreement. • These formal words commonly prefaced written agreements.
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Berne Convention. Copyright. An international copyright treaty providing that works created by citizens of one signatory nation will be fully protected in other signatory nations, without the need for local formalities. • The treaty was drafted in Berne in 1886 and revised in Berlin in 1908. It is now administered by the World Intellectual Property
A mortgage, not backed by government insurance, by which the borrower transfers a lien or title to the lending bank or other financial institution. • These mortgages, which feature a fixed periodic payment of principal and interest throughout the mortgage term, are typically used for home financing. — Also termed conventional loan.
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Civil law. One who takes a succession because of a contract or settlement entitling him or her to it.
Rome Convention of 1952 《1952年罗马公约》 处理外国飞机对个人造成的伤害的一项公约，该公约于1976年由27个国家正式批准生效。它对运营飞机的一方当事人采取绝对责任原则，规定对外国法院的判决进行强制承认和执行，并对可能给予受害方的赔偿进行限制。
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Civil law. A plea by which a defendant asserts any claim that it has against the plaintiff, or any offset against the plaintiff’s claim. • This plea is similar to the common-law counterclaim. La. Code Civ. Proc. 1061 et seq. — Also termed demand in reconvention.
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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. An international instrument covering children’s civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. • The Convention was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20, 1989. Only a few nations, including the United States, have not ratified the convention. — Abbr. UNCRC.
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Convention of Royal Burghs of Scotland 苏格兰御准自治市会议 一个由12世纪四自治市：爱丁堡〔Edinburgh〕、斯特林〔Stirling〕、贝里克〔Berwick〕和罗克斯巴勒〔Roxburgh〕的立法会〔court of Four Burghs〕发展而来的古老的苏格兰机构。后由苏格兰所有自治市指派的代表组成，每年开会讨论共同关心的事务。1975年它易名为苏格兰地方当局会议——一个由地方、地区和岛屿当局的代表组成的机构，负责商讨共同关系的事务，但无执行权。
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