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Jul 20, 2004 04:06
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English term
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to determine
English
Law/Patents
Law: Contract(s)
Contract/Agreement
DETERMINE: Does it means termination here?(Some people said that it meant DEFINE)
Original Context:
Obligations of the Consultant to ABC LTD 5.1 The
right of the Consultant to determine the Consultancy Agreement or to treat the same as having been repudiated shall cease forthwith if ABC LTD gives notice to the Consultant within the 28 day period referred to in Clause 4.1
Original Context:
Obligations of the Consultant to ABC LTD 5.1 The
right of the Consultant to determine the Consultancy Agreement or to treat the same as having been repudiated shall cease forthwith if ABC LTD gives notice to the Consultant within the 28 day period referred to in Clause 4.1
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Eva Karpouzi
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to terminate
I believe determine means to terminate here but I only found determinable in the law dictionary.
determinable
adj. defining something which may be terminated upon the occurrence of a particular event, used primarily to describe an interest in real property, such as a fee simple determinable, in which property is deeded to another, but may revert to the giver or go to a third person if, as examples, the receiver (grantee) marries, divorces or no longer lives in the house.
http://dictionary.law.com/
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Note added at 23 mins (2004-07-20 04:30:09 GMT)
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Also, have a look at number 7 of v.t. and number 2 of v.i of the following definition:
de•ter•mine
Pronunciation: (di-tûr\'min), [key]
—v., -mined, -min•ing.
—v.t.
1. to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
2. to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.
3. Geom.to fix the position of.
4. to cause, affect, or control; fix or decide causally: Demand for a product usually determines supply.
5. to give direction or tendency to; impel.
6. Logic.to limit (a notion) by adding differentiating characteristics.
7. Chiefly Law.to put an end to; terminate.
8. to lead or bring (a person) to a decision.
9. to decide upon.
—v.i.
1. to come to a decision or resolution; decide.
2. Chiefly Law.to come to an end.
http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/determine
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Note added at 26 mins (2004-07-20 04:33:14 GMT)
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de·ter·mine
v. tr.
Law. To put an end to; terminate.
v. intr.
Law. To come to an end.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=determine
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Note added at 7 hrs 57 mins (2004-07-20 12:04:24 GMT)
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Just to note as Dr. Giuli Kvrivishvili correctly mentioned that determine does usually mean to \'define/decide\' but in Law and in the particular example it means to\'terminate\'.
determinable
adj. defining something which may be terminated upon the occurrence of a particular event, used primarily to describe an interest in real property, such as a fee simple determinable, in which property is deeded to another, but may revert to the giver or go to a third person if, as examples, the receiver (grantee) marries, divorces or no longer lives in the house.
http://dictionary.law.com/
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Note added at 23 mins (2004-07-20 04:30:09 GMT)
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Also, have a look at number 7 of v.t. and number 2 of v.i of the following definition:
de•ter•mine
Pronunciation: (di-tûr\'min), [key]
—v., -mined, -min•ing.
—v.t.
1. to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
2. to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.
3. Geom.to fix the position of.
4. to cause, affect, or control; fix or decide causally: Demand for a product usually determines supply.
5. to give direction or tendency to; impel.
6. Logic.to limit (a notion) by adding differentiating characteristics.
7. Chiefly Law.to put an end to; terminate.
8. to lead or bring (a person) to a decision.
9. to decide upon.
—v.i.
1. to come to a decision or resolution; decide.
2. Chiefly Law.to come to an end.
http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/determine
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Note added at 26 mins (2004-07-20 04:33:14 GMT)
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de·ter·mine
v. tr.
Law. To put an end to; terminate.
v. intr.
Law. To come to an end.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=determine
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Note added at 7 hrs 57 mins (2004-07-20 12:04:24 GMT)
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Just to note as Dr. Giuli Kvrivishvili correctly mentioned that determine does usually mean to \'define/decide\' but in Law and in the particular example it means to\'terminate\'.
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