Ins. Co., 51 Md. §12, 34 Am. Rep
Categories: Torts
Definition (1910 Edition)
3828. —Special terms. Peculiar or unusual conditions imposed on a party before granting some application to the favor of the court.—Under terms. <A party is said to be under terme when an indulgence is granted to him by the court in its discretion, on certain conditions. Thus, when an injunction is granted ex parte, the party obtaining it is put under terms to abide by such order as to damages as the court may make at the hearing. Mozley & Whitley.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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