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A collective settlement is a settlement of multiple similar legal cases. [1] The term also has other meanings in the context of law. Structured settlements provide for future periodic payments, instead of a one time cash payment.
In this usage, pioneers are usually among the first to an area, whereas settlers can arrive after first settlement and join others in the process of human settlement. [citation needed] This correlates with the work of military pioneers, who were tasked with construction of camps before the main body of troops would arrive at the designated ...
A body of water open to all. Typically a synonym for International Waters, or in other legal parlance, the "High Seas". mea culpa: through my fault An acknowledgement of wrongdoing. / ˈ m eɪ. ə ˈ k u l. p ə / mens rea: guilty mind One of the requirements for a crime to be committed, the other being actus reus, the guilt act. This ...
Settlement (finance), where securities are delivered against payment of money; Settlement (litigation), a resolution between disputing parties about a legal case; Settlement (trust), a deed whereby property is given by a settlor into trust; Thomson Bay Settlement, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, also known as simply The Settlement
The sculptor who created the "Fearless Girl" statue that promoted gender diversity on Wall Street has settled a lawsuit by a State Street unit seeking to stop her from selling replicas. Kristen ...
Where a settlement of property on a third party trustee by a settlor fails, the property is usually said to be held on resulting trusts for the settlor. However, if a settlor validly transfers property to a third party, and the words used are held not to create a trust, the usual rule is that the donee takes the property absolutely.
Dispute resolution or dispute settlement is the process of resolving disputes between parties. The term dispute resolution is conflict resolution through legal means. [1]
A settlement hierarchy is a way of arranging settlements into a hierarchy based upon their size. The term is used by landscape historians and in the National Curriculum [ 1 ] for England . The term is also used in the planning system for the UK and for some other countries such as Ireland, India, and Switzerland.