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Implied

A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

Involved in language or intention; resting upon inference; imported in law. Implied abrogation: abrogation by implication,— as where a statute contains provisions contrary to tliose of a former statute, without expressly abrogating such statute. Implied assumpsit: an undertaking presumed from the conduct of a party. Implied condition: v. Condition implied Implied consideration: a consideration presumed by law. Implied contract: a contract implied by reason and justice, and which therefore the law presumes that every man undertakes to perform. Implied covenant: a covenant implied or inferred from certain words in deeds, leases, etc. Implied malice: malice presumed by law from the acts of a party and the circumstances of a case. Implied power: power necessary to the exercise of power expressly conferred. Implied trust: a trust raised or created by implication of law; a trust implied or presumed from circumstances. Implied warranty: a warranty implied by law from circumstances, as distinguished from an express or actual warranty; a warranty implied from an instrument or from particular words in an instrument