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

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

Pure; unmixed; unqualified; composed of the fewest elements. Simple contract: a contract not under seal. Simple larceny: mere larceny, as distinguished from larceny from the person or dwelling. In Scots law. Simple warrandice: an obligation to warrant or secure from all subsequent or future deeds of the grantor. In the civil law. Simple obligation: an obligation which does not depend for its execution on any event provided for by the parties, or which is not agreed to become void on the happening of any such event.