cross-demand

  • 51Battle of Parker's Cross Roads — The Battle of Parker s Cross Roads was fought on December 31, 1862, in Henderson County, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. As Confederate Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest s expedition into West Tennessee neared its conclusion, Union Brig …

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  • 52counterclaim — coun·ter·claim / kau̇n tər ˌklām/ n: a claim for relief that is asserted against an opposing party after an original claim has been made compare affirmative defense at defense, cross action, cross appeal …

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  • 53Compensation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Compensation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 compensation compensation equation Sgm: N 1 commutation commutation Sgm: N 1 indemnification indemnification Sgm: N 1 compromise compromise &c. 774 neutralization nullification …

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  • 54counterclaim — A claim which, if established, will defeat or in some way qualify the judgment or relief to which the plaintiff is otherwise entitled. 20 Am J2d Countcl § 3; a counter demand or a cause of action existing in favor of the defendant against the… …

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  • 55set-off — n. 1. Decoration, ornament, embellishment, adornment. 2. Off set. 3. Counter claim, counter balance, equivalent. 4. (Law.) Counter claim, cross debt, cross demand …

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  • 56Reconvention — Re con*ven tion ( v?n sh?n), n. (Civil Law) A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge. Burrill. Bouvier. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 57Frisch elasticity — The Frisch elasticity of labor supply capture the elasticity of hours worked to wage rate, given the marginal utility of consumption unchanged. In other words, Frisch elasticity measures the substitution effect of a change in wage rate on labor… …

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  • 58stress — I (accent) noun accentuation, attention, beat, distinction, emphasis, force, import, importance, inflection, insistence, intonation, paramountcy, primacy, prominence, pronunciation, significance, superiority, tone, urgency, weight II (strain)… …

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  • 59reconvenire — /riykonvsnayriy/ In the canon and civil law, to make a cross demand upon the actor, or plaintiff …

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  • 60reconvenire — (Civil law.) To plead a cross demand …

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