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  • 101Restitution — The law of restitution is the law of gains based recovery. It is to be contrasted with the law of compensation, which is the law of loss based recovery. Obligations to make restitution and obligations to pay compensation are each a type of legal… …

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  • 102Haftpflicht der Eisenbahnen — (responsibility; responsabilité; responsabilità). Inhaltsangabe: I. Begriff der Eisenbahnhaftpflicht im Sinne dieser Ausführungen. II. Grundzüge der geschichtlichen Entwicklung des H. Rechts. III. Darstellung des allgemeinen H. Rechts mit… …

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  • 103creditor — cred·i·tor / kre də tər, ˌtȯr/ n: a person to whom a debt is owed; esp: a person to whom money or goods are due compare debtor, obligor general creditor: a creditor who is not secured by a lien or other security interest – called also unsecured… …

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  • 104permanent injury — Physical or mental damage that will indefinitely restrict the employment or other normal activities of an individual. In a lawsuit to recover damages caused by the negligence or intentional wrongful act of another, a permanent injury can be a… …

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  • 105remedy — rem·e·dy 1 n pl dies: the means to enforce a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong: the relief (as damages, restitution, specific performance, or an injunction) that may be given or ordered by a court or other tribunal for a wrong if… …

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  • 106tortfeasor — tort·fea·sor / tȯrt ˌfē zər/ n [Anglo French tortfesor wrongdoer, from tort wrong + fesor faisour doer, maker, from Old French, from fais , stem of faire to do, make, from Latin facere]: a person who commits a tort, delict, or quasi offense… …

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  • 107Morris v CW Martin & Sons Ltd — Court Court of Appeal of England and Wales Date decided 19 May 1965 Citation(s) [1966] 1 QB 716 …

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  • 108ambulance chaser — am·bu·lance chas·er n: a lawyer or lawyer s agent who solicits accident victims to sue for damages Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. ambulance chaser …

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  • 109guilt — n [Old English gylt delinquency]: the fact of having committed an offense esp. against the law not enough evidence to establish guilt compare innocence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 110accomplice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. accessory, abettor, confederate, associate, crony; partner, colleague, sidekick (inf.). See auxiliary. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. confederate, accessory, helper, partner in crime; see assistant ,… …

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