Tender is to unconditionally offer money or performance to meet an obligation. The term most commonly arises in the context of the contractual sale of goods. For example, California Code of Civil Procedure § 2074 provides that “an offer in...
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tender back rule
The tender-back rule, also known as the tender-back doctrine, is a rule that is commonly associated with waiver or release agreements in an employment context. The tender-back rule requires any consideration given to an employee to be given...
tender offer
Tender offer is a public offer to buy shares of a corporation, usually at above market price and with the intention of gaining controlling interest in the target corporation. An acquirer making a tender offer for more than 5% of a corporation...
term
Term may refer to a specific set of time that something occurs or takes effect, a specified period of time that is established either by the law to exercise a right or by agreement to set the duration of a contract.
Legislatures,...testing-the-waters
Testing-the-waters refers to issuers gauging market interest in their public offering by communicating with certain institutional investors prior to filing a registration statement.
Under Sections 5 and 2(a)(3) of the...
third party
A third party is a person who is not a principal party. The term third party often refers to someone who is not a party to a dispute or agreement.
See also Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 14 and impleader (third party...
third party beneficiary
A third party beneficiary is a person benefiting from a contract made between two other parties, where the two contracting parties intended to benefit the third party beneficiary. The third party beneficiary is not a party to the contract,...
third-party beneficiary
A third-party beneficiary is a person who is not a contracting party of a contract but can still receive the benefits from the performance of the contract. The privity of the contract is between the contracting parties - the promisor and...
time is of the essence
In a legal context, “time is of the essence” is a statement that may be included in the language of the provisions of a contract to emphasize that the parties must complete their obligations on time. In other words, the phrase “time is of the...
tontine
Tontine is an investment plan in which participants buy shares in a common fund and receive an annuity that increases every time a participant dies.
In simpler terms, tontine is an investment scheme in which the so-called...