This document provides definitions for 19 legal terms related to sales law:
1) Amendment, bailment, bailor, bailee, consignment, fungible, genuine, impair, implementation, endorsement, insufficient, jurisdiction, miscarriage, merchantable, notation, obligation, pledge, redemption, and statute. Each term is defined in 1-2 sentences and an example is provided for context and clarity. The document appears to be study material for a law student to learn key terminology around contracts and sales.
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Alpha company had the following consignment transactions during December 2020:
This document provides definitions for 19 legal terms related to sales law:
1) Amendment, bailment, bailor, bailee, consignment, fungible, genuine, impair, implementation, endorsement, insufficient, jurisdiction, miscarriage, merchantable, notation, obligation, pledge, redemption, and statute. Each term is defined in 1-2 sentences and an example is provided for context and clarity. The document appears to be study material for a law student to learn key terminology around contracts and sales.
This document provides definitions for 19 legal terms related to sales law:
1) Amendment, bailment, bailor, bailee, consignment, fungible, genuine, impair, implementation, endorsement, insufficient, jurisdiction, miscarriage, merchantable, notation, obligation, pledge, redemption, and statute. Each term is defined in 1-2 sentences and an example is provided for context and clarity. The document appears to be study material for a law student to learn key terminology around contracts and sales.
# WORD MEANING 1 Amendment An amendment is a change or an addition to the terms of a contract, a law, or a government regulatory filing. Any such document can be amended with the consent of the parties involved Various other amendments have been proposed from time to time, but have been defeated at the polls. 2 Bailment Bailment is a legal relationship in common law, where the owner transfers physical possession of personal property for a time, but retains ownership. The owner giving up custody is the "bailor" and person who takes is "bailee”. The bailee holds the personal property in trust for a specific purpose and delivers the property back to the bailor when the purpose is accomplished. A bailment may occur when there is an agreement for someone to transport or keep a chattel. 3 Bailor A bailor is an individual who temporarily relinquishes possession but not ownership of a good or other property under a bailment agreement. ... A bailment is a contractual agreement between the bailor and the bailee that specifies the terms and purpose of such a change in possession. The bailor is not responsible generally for any negligence of the hirer in operating the car. And if workmen had been employed thereon, the bailor would also be obligated to pay for their labor. 4 Bailee A bailee is an individual who temporarily gains possession, but not ownership, of a good or other property. The bailee, who is also called a custodian, is entrusted with the possession of the good or property by another individual known as the bailor. One can conceive of cases in which goods would be exposed to war damage through the negligence of the bailee. 5 Consignment Consignment is an arrangement in which goods are left in the possession of an authorized third party to sell. Typically, the consignor receives a percentage of the revenue from the sale (sometimes a very large percentage) in the form of commission. A potential consignment was purportedly held back in the hope of a higher price. 6 Fungible Sometimes called "fungibles," they are goods which are interchangeable, often sold or delivered in bulk, since any load is as good as another. Grain or gravel are fungibles, as are securities which are identical. The vast majority of members make no use of the collateral held, although this could change once money market instruments become fungible. 7 Genuine As applied to notes, bonds, and other written instruments, this term means that they are truly what they purport to be, and that they are not false, forged, fictitious, simulated, spurious, or counterfeit. Legal documents that are genuine are very much need for contract signing. 8 Impair to damage or make worse by or as if by diminishing and to to diminish the value of (property or property rights)
9 Implementati Implementation is the carrying out,
on execution, or practice of a plan, a method, or any design, idea, model, specification, standard or policy for doing something. As such, implementation is the action that must follow any preliminary thinking in order for something to actually happen. Implementation of the reforms was kept to a very strict timetable 10 Endorsement A signature on a commercial paper or document. An endorsement on a negotiable instrument, such as a check or a promissory note, has the effect of transferring all the rights represented by the instrument to another individual. The notes must also be made payable to a definite person and require endorsement, safeguards which were previously lacking. 11 Insufficient What is not competent and something that is not enough. It may also dismiss a case on grounds of insufficient evidence. 12 Jurisdiction Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a legal body to administer justice, as defined by the kind of case, and the location of the issue. In federations like the united states, areas of jurisdiction apply to local, state, and federal levels. The country-specific Q&A gives a structured overview of the key practical issues concerning dispute resolution in this jurisdiction, including court procedures; fees and funding; interim remedies and any reform proposals. 13 Miscarriage An outcome in a judicial proceeding that is unjust especially : an error made in a court of law that results in an innocent person being punished or a guilty person being free In the vast majority of cases involving contracts, there is no way of preventing a miscarriage. 14 Merchantable “Merchantable” is equivalent to “marketable” or “sellable.” Goods are merchantable when they are of reasonable quality within expected variations and are fit for sale in usual course of trade, at usual selling price. The finance house will be liable if the goods are not of merchantable quality 15 Notation The process or method of noting or setting down by means of a special system of signs or symbols. The act of noting, marking, or setting down in writing. A note, jotting, or record; annotation: notations in the margin. Its great merit consists in the complete notation and symbolism, which avoided the cumbersome expressions of the earlier algebraists, and reduced the art to a form closely resembling that of to-day. 16 Obligation An obligation is a course of action that someone is required to take, whether legal or moral. Obligations are constraints; they limit freedom. People who are under obligations may choose to freely act under obligations But the respective obligations of parties where repairs are, as they always are in leases for years, the subject of express covenant, may vary indefinitely. 17 Pledge A pledge is a bailment that conveys possessory title to property owned by a debtor to a creditor to secure repayment for some debt or obligation and to the mutual benefit of both parties. The term is also used to denote the property which constitutes the security. The pledge is a type of security interest. Sale or Pledge may means a voluntary or involuntary sale, conveyance, mortgage, grant, bargain, encumbrance, pledge, assignment, grant of any options with respect to, or any other transfer or disposition 18 Redemption The liberation of an estate in real property from a mortgage. Redemption is the process by which land that has been mortgaged or pledged is bought back or reclaimed. It is accomplished through a payment of the debt owed or a fulfillment of the other conditions. A reserve of 10 Million of gold had been accumulated for the redemption of these notes. 19 Statute An act of a legislature that declares, proscribes, or commands something; a specific law, expressed in writing. A statute is a written law passed by a legislature on the state or federal level. Statutes set forth general propositions of law that courts apply to specific situations. Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute. 20 Solidary Solidary liability refers to liability of any one debtor among two or more joint debtors to pay the entire debt if the creditor so chooses. It is equivalent to joint and several liability in the common law There is a solidarity between the chosen few and the masses which produce them; each has a duty to the other. 21 Stipulation An agreement between the parties to a lawsuit. For example, if the parties enter into a stipulation of facts, neither party will have to prove those facts: The stipulation will be presented to the jury, who will be told to accept them as undisputed evidence in the case. The only stipulation the building society makes is that house must be insured. 22 Valid Binding; possessing legal force or strength; legally sufficient. A valid contract, for example, is one that has been executed in compliance with all the requisite legal formalities and is binding upon, and enforceable by, the individuals who executed it. A valid Sale has four essential elements that includes Offer & acceptance and others. 23 Vendee Buyer or purchaser; an individual to who m anything is transferred by a sale. The term vendee is ordinarily used in re ference to a buyer of real property. Whereas the vendor has offered to sell the said plot to meet his / her urgent family necessities and the vendee has accepted the offer and agreed to purchase the said property for a total sale consideration of a certain product. 24 Vendor Seller; an individual who transfers property for sale; merchant; retail dealer; supplier. The term vendor is frequently used in reference to an individual who sells real property Whereas the vendor has offered to sell the said plot to meet his / her urgent family necessities and the vendee has accepted the offer and agreed to purchase the said property for a total sale consideration OF A CERTAIN PRODUCT 25 Warranty A promise or assurance that may be express, implied by the circumstances, or implied by law. A warranty might be an express or implied statement that particular facts are true (for example, that merchandise may be used for particular purposes or that the seller has clear title to real estate). If the warranty is limited, the terms may entitle you to a replacement or refund.
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