rnEDIT - The ability to borrow, on the opinion conceived by the Lender that he will be repaid. A debt due in consequence of a contract of hire or borrowing of money, CREDI'IOR - He who has a right to require the an obligation or contract. DE FACIO - Actually, in fact, in deed. note a thing actually done.
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DE JURE - Rightfully, of right, lawfully, by legal title. contrasted wi th de facto. Of right: distinguished fran de gratia (by favor) • By law: distinguished fran de equitable (by equity). DEBT - In Contracts. A sum of money due by certain and express agreement. All that is due a man under any form of obligation or pranise. DEED - A sealed instrument containing a contract or COIlenant, delivered by the party to be bourrl thereby, and accepted by the party to whom the covenant, or contract runs. A writing under seal by which lands, tenanents, or heredit.am:mts are conveyed for an estate not less than freehold. DELICT - In Civil law. The act by which one Person, by fraud or nalignity, causes sate damage or tort to sate other. In its IOOSt enlarged sense, this term includes all kinds of cr imes and misdaneanors, and even the injury which has been caused by another, either voluntarily or accidently, without evil intention. But IOOre eatIOOnly by delicts are understood those small offenses which are punished by a small fine or iIrprisonment. Private delicts are those which are directly injurious to a private individual. Public delicts are those which affect the whole cannunity in their hurtful consequences. Quasi-delicts are the acts of a person who, without malignity, but by an inexcusable inprudence, causes an injury to another. DEI'INUE - In Practice. A form of action which lies for the recovery, in specie, of Personal chattels fran one who aoqui.red possession of them lawfully but retains it without right, together with damages for the detention. IXJTY - A human action which is
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