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Real estate

Of or pertaining to property of land and the buildings on it. This also includes any minerals, crops, or any other natural resource. The business of real estate is the buying, selling, or renting property.

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accrual of obligation

Law; Contracts

Continuing maturing of an obligation over time until the day the obligor must pay or perform.

accurate

Law; Contracts

Factual or truthful, or closely conforming to an objective standard ascertained through painstaking care or due diligence. Measurements or statements are accurate when they have ...

achieved cost

Law; Contracts

Alternative term for budgeted cost of work performed.

acquiescence

Law; Contracts

Action or inaction by a person that can be binding as an implied or indirect acceptance of a contract, whether or not such was his or her intention. Sale of goods received by a ...

act of law

Law; Contracts

'legal event' (such as transfer of title) triggered by, but not resulting from, the acts of individuals (such as purchase or sale of a property).

action ex contractu

Law; Contracts

Legal action arising out of a contract for breach of a duty stated in it.

action ex delicto

Law; Contracts

Legal action arising out of a contract but for a wrongful act not stated in it, such as fraud, malfeasance, or misconduct.