onerous

  • 21onerous — / əυnərəs/ adjective heavy, needing a lot of effort or money ♦ the repayment terms are particularly onerous the loan is particularly difficult to pay back …

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  • 22onerous contract — ➔ contract1 * * * onerous contract UK US noun [C] ► LAW a formal agreement that brings disadvantages for one of the people or companies that have signed it: »One of the common problems facing businesses is that the business has at some point… …

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  • 23Onerous cause — Onerous On er*ous, a. [L. onerosus, fr. onus, oneris, a load, burden: cf. F. on[ e]reux.] Burdensome; oppressive. Too onerous a solicitude. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] {Onerous cause} (Scots Law), a good and legal consideration; opposed to… …

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  • 24onerous contract — see contract Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 25onerous title — see title Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 26Onerous Contract — A type of contract where the costs involved with fulfilling the terms and conditions of the contract are higher than the amount of economic benefit received. According to the International Accounting Standards (IAS), there are two methods for the …

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  • 27onerous contract — gratuitous and onerous contracts Gratuitous contracts are those of which the object is the benefit of the person with whom it is made, without any profit or advantage received or promised as a consideration for it. It is not, however, the less… …

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  • 28onerous contract — gratuitous and onerous contracts Gratuitous contracts are those of which the object is the benefit of the person with whom it is made, without any profit or advantage received or promised as a consideration for it. It is not, however, the less… …

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  • 29onerous title — A term used in Spanish American land law signifying a title which was granted upon conditions which were onerous or burdensome to the grantee …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 30onerous — adjective /ˈəʊn.ɜː(ɹ).ʌs/ burdensome; difficult; wearing; tiring Ant: gratuitous See Also: exonerate, exoneration, onus …

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