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Definition of contract. A contract may be defined as an agreement which the law recognizes as binding on the parties to it. The word binding is used, for there are some contracts which are valid but are not enforceable, e.g. Read More …

Where one person transfers his property to another, the transferee becomes entitled to the rights of the transferor. Almost all the legal systems make provisions for the transfer of property owned or possessed by the deceased. Success-ion normally occurs either Read More …

The Meaning of Property. Usually the word ‘property’ means the things which are capable of being owned, although they need not exist in tangible form. Hence in this sense the ‘property’ includes:  ‘Things in possession’ such as pens, books, desks, Read More …

Definition The word tort is derived from the Latin term ‘tortum’ to twist, and implies con¬duct which is not justified by the law of the land. It has been defined as a ‘ civil wrong, other than a breach of Read More …

Legal Personality In ordinary language the term person connotes the idea of a human person. In law the term ‘person’ is used in a wider sense to include not only human beings but certain non-human entities. In its legal sense Read More …

Law defined Different jurists have attached different meanings to the word ‘law’ and no definition is considered perfect. However, the law of state roughly consists of those rules of conduct and standards prescribed by the people in authority for governing Read More …