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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Party \Par"ty\, a. [F. parti divided, fr. partir to divide. See
Part, v., and cf. Partite.]
1. (Her.) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of
one of the ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale.
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2. Partial; favoring one party; partisan.
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I will be true judge, and not party. --Chaucer.
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Charter party. See under Charter.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Chirograph \Chi"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. ? written with the hand;
chei`r hand + gra`fein to write.] (Old. Law)
(a) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed
twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space
between, in which was written the word chirographum,
through which the parchment was cut, and one part given
to each party. It answered to what is now called a
charter party.
(b) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot
of the fine. --Bouvier.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Charter \Char"ter\, n. [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L.
chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See Chart,
Card.]
1. A written evidence in due form of things done or granted,
contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or
conveyance. [Archaic]
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2. An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a
state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights,
franchises, or privileges.
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The king [John, a.d. 1215], with a facility somewhat
suspicious, signed and sealed the charter which was
required of him. This famous deed, commonly called
the ``Great Charter,'' either granted or secured
very important liberties and privileges to every
order of men in the kingdom. --Hume.
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3. An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other
corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also,
an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities
of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a
lodge and defining its powers.
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4. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.
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My mother,
Who has a charter to extol her blood,
When she does praise me, grieves me. --Shak.
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5. (Com.) The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract,
or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or
let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See
Charter party, below.
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Charter land (O. Eng. Law), land held by charter, or in
socage; bookland.
Charter member, one of the original members of a society or
corporation, esp. one named in a charter, or taking part
in the first proceedings under it.
Charter party [F. chartre partie, or charte partie, a
divided charter; from the practice of cutting the
instrument of contract in two, and giving one part to each
of the contractors] (Com.), a mercantile lease of a
vessel; a specific contract by which the owners of a
vessel let the entire vessel, or some principal part of
the vessel, to another person, to be used by the latter in
transportation for his own account, either under their
charge or his.
People's Charter (Eng. Hist.), the document which embodied
the demands made by the Chartists, so called, upon the
English government in 1838.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
I will be true judge, and not party. --Chaucer.
Charter party. See under Charter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Charter \Char"ter\, n. [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L.
chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See Chart,
Card.]
1. A written evidence in due form of things done or granted,
contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or
conveyance. [Archaic]
2. An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a
state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights,
franchises, or privileges.
The king [John, a.d. 1215], with a facility somewhat
suspicious, signed and sealed the charter which was
required of him. This famous deed, commonly called
the ``Great Charter,'' either granted or secured
very important liberties and privileges to every
order of men in the kingdom. --Hume.
3. An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other
corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also,
an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities
of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a
lodge and defining its powers.
4. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.
My mother, Who has a charter to extol her blood,
When she does praise me, grieves me. --Shak.
5. (Com.) The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract,
or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or
let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See
Charter party, below.
Charter land (O. Eng. Law), land held by charter, or in
socage; bookland.
Charter member, one of the original members of a society or
corporation, esp. one named in a charter, or taking part
in the first proceedings under it.
Charter party [F. chartre partie, or charte partie, a
divided charter; from the practice of cutting the
instrument of contract in two, and giving one part to each
of the contractors] (Com.), a mercantile lease of a
vessel; a specific contract by which the owners of a
vessel let the entire vessel, or some principal part of
the vessel, to another person, to be used by the latter in
transportation for his own account, either under their
charge or his.
People's Charter (Eng. Hist.), the document which embodied
the demands made by the Chartists, so called, upon the
English government in 1838.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Chirograph \Chi"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. ? written with the hand;
chei`r hand + gra`fein to write.] (Old. Law)
(a) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed
twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space
between, in which was written the word chirographum,
through which the parchment was cut, and one part given
to each party. It answered to what is now called a
charter party.
(b) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot
of the fine. --Bouvier.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
charter party /tʃˈɑːtə pˈɑːti/
Chartergesellschaft
see: charter parties
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
charter party /tʃˈɑːtə pˈɑːti/
Chartervertrag
Synonym: charter contract
see: charter contracts, charter parties
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
charter party /tʃˈɑːtə pˈɑːti/
najmovni ugovor za brod, ugovor o najmu broda
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
包船租约
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