Indentured
An indentured servant was a person who agreed to work for someone for a certain period of time in exchange for transportation to a new country or other benefits. They were not considered free and were under a contractual obligation to work for their employer until the terms of their agreement were fulfilled.
A sentence in hard time refers to the period of incarceration that someone serves in prison as part of their punishment for committing a crime. It is the specific length of time that a person is required to spend behind bars.
That is a vague scenerio but that would basicaly depend on how good your lawyer is. Life insurance is usually paid except upon suicide. Read the policy. There is probably a clause about "dangerous hobbies or activities". If the crime parking in a fire zone, it will pay, but armed robbery would certainly be considered a dangerous activity. And suicide IS usually covered after a certain time period, typically 1 to 3 years.
The length of the indentured period varied, but it typically lasted between four to seven years. Some contracts also included provisions for extending the term if certain conditions were not met.
To legally protect a chemical formula from infringement, you can consider obtaining a patent. A patent grants you exclusive rights to the formula for a certain period of time, preventing others from using, making, or selling it without your permission. Additionally, you can also keep the formula confidential as a trade secret, by limiting access to it and requiring anyone who knows it to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
An armistice is an agreement or truce to stop fighting, at least for a certain period.
It is sort of like probation, only better. There are certain conditions set, such as not committing other crimes, which must be adhered to for a specific time period. After the time period, if the conditions a met, the charges are dropped and the case dismissed.
A revolving credit agreement is a legal contract between a lender and a borrower whereby the lender agrees to lend up to a certain amount to the borrower for some period of time. The borrower agrees to make minimum periodic payments during the time that the revolving credit agreement is in force and pay off any balance due at the end of the contract period. Many revolving credit agreements automatically renew after the agreed period (unless the credit circumstances for the borrower have radically changed). An example of a revolving credit agreement is the credit card. A credit card has a credit limit ("up to a certain amount" or "maximum"), an expiration date ("some period of time") and minimum payment requirements ("minimum periodic payments"). Most credit card agreements are renewed before the original agreement (the card) expires.
It is called probation.
"OA 60 days" typically refers to a 60-day operating agreement or timeline in various contexts, such as business operations or project management. It may outline specific goals, deadlines, or actions to be taken within that period. In some cases, it can also refer to a trial period for services or products, allowing users to evaluate their effectiveness before committing to a longer-term agreement. The specific meaning can vary based on the context in which it is used.
No. Generally there is either a lease or a tenancy at will, which is a month-to-month tenancy. If you have a lease for a period of time and that period is up, the rental agreement automatically converts to a month-to-month agreement, unless you have an agreement on a new lease period.
Prepayment periods are outlined in the terms of agreement as certain days before the official due date when prepayment are processed. They are normally used with debt satisfaction agreements or installments.
A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. It usually refers to just the item specified and not the extras or accessories included.
Yes, usually even before the end of the listing period. However, in the agreement it will normally stipulate that if you sell your property to anyone during the remainder of the period stated, you must pay the appropriate commission to the listing broker. Read the agreement to make sure.
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A meal period waiver agreement typically includes the employee's voluntary agreement to waive their right to take a meal break, the employer's acknowledgment of this waiver, and the conditions under which the waiver is valid, such as the employee's ability to revoke it at any time.
You can formally write a letter to your listing agent and request that they release you from you listing agreement. There may be a clause that if you sell your home within a certain time period you may still owe the agent a commission.