Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
repair — Verb: To restore to a sound condition that which is decayed, dilapidated, injured, or partially destroyed. 48 Am J1st Spec A § 47. To restore by renewal or replacement of subsidiary parts of a whole. Hammond v El Dorado Springs, 362 Mo 530, 242… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Covenant Chain — The Covenant Chain was a series of alliances and treaties involving the Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee), the British colonies of North America, and a number of other Indian tribes. Their councils and subsequent treaties concerned colonial… … Wikipedia
covenant — /kavanant/ An agreement, convention, or promise of two or more parties, by deed in writing, signed, and delivered, by which either of the parties pledges himself to the other that something is either done, or shall be done, or shall not be done,… … Black's law dictionary
covenant — /kavanant/ An agreement, convention, or promise of two or more parties, by deed in writing, signed, and delivered, by which either of the parties pledges himself to the other that something is either done, or shall be done, or shall not be done,… … Black's law dictionary
covenant — 1. noun a breach of the covenant Syn: contract, agreement, undertaking, commitment, guarantee, warrant, pledge, promise, bond, indenture; pact, deal, settlement, arrangement, understanding 2. verb the landlord covenants to repair the prope … Thesaurus of popular words
first-class state of repair — As a term descriptive of the tenant s obligation under a covenant to repair: a variable term, the meaning in a particular case to be ascertained from the entire context of the lease and the surrounding circumstances. Puget Invest. Co. v Wenck, 36 … Ballentine's law dictionary
New Covenant (politics) — A New Covenant was a political slogan used by U.S. President Bill Clinton to describe his political philosophy and agenda.[1] The term was used sporadically during the 1992 campaign and Clinton s terms in office to describe a new social compact… … Wikipedia
OMAR, COVENANT OF — (Ar. ʿahd /ʿaqd covenant, or shurūṭ – stipulations ), the series of discriminatory regulations of islam applied to the dhimm ī, the protected Christians and Jews, and attributed to the second caliph, Omar (634–644). In various versions it is said … Encyclopedia of Judaism
usual covenant — noun 1. : one of the covenants for title usually inserted in a deed conveying land to secure to the grantee the benefit of the title purported to be conveyed 2. : a covenant by the lessor for quiet enjoyment so far as concerns his own acts and… … Useful english dictionary
keep in repair — When a lessee is bound to keep the premises in repair, he must have them in repair at all times during the term; and, if they are at any time out of repair, he is guilty of a breach of the covenant. See habitability … Black's law dictionary
