An agreement to indemnify against one or more kinds of loss associated with the use of an automobile, including damage to a vehicle and liability for personal injury. [Cases: Insurance 1015. C.J.S. Insurance § 16.]
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constitutum debiti (kon-sti-t[y]oo-t[schwa]m deb-[schwa]-tI). [Latin “debt agreement”] Roman law. See CONSTITUTUM(1).
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investment contract. 1. A contract in which money is invested in a common enterprise with profits to come solely from the efforts of others; an agreement or transaction in which a party invests money in expectation of profits derived from the efforts of a promoter or other third party. 2. A transaction in which an
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serious bodily injury 严重身体伤害 指具有致命危险〔a substantial risk of death〕的身体伤害，可构成一级伤害罪〔first degree assault〕。严重身体伤害有别于轻伤害〔trifling〕。
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租赁/租赁协议 英语：lease (noun)/lease agreement 法语：bail, contrat de bail 德语：Mietvertrag, Pachtvertrag 意大利语：contratto d’affitto, contratto di locazione 西班牙语：contrato de arrendamiento o de alquiler
concord (kon-kord orkong-), n. 1. An amicable arrangement between parties, esp. between peoples or nations; a compact or treaty. 2. Archaic. An agreement to compromise and settle an action in trespass. “Concord is an Agreement made between two or more, upon a Trespass committed; and is divided into Concord executory, and Concord executed… ; one
sponsio ludicra (spon-shee-oh loo-di-kr[schwa]). [Latin “a laughable promise”] 1. Civil law. An informal or illicit understanding that is not enforceable. 2. Scots law. An obligation that a court will not enforce because it does not concern a worthy subject; e.g., a gambling agreement. Pl. sponsiones ludicrae.
A tenancy that is not of fixed duration under the parties’ agreement. [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 114(3). C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant § 136(1, 2, 3, 4, 5).]
Mail for which the sender requests proof of delivery in the form of a receipt signed by the addressee. • The receipt (a green card, which is usu. referred to as such) must be signed before the mail will be delivered. — Also termed certified mail, return receipt requested. [Cases: Postal Service 19, 22, 23.