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LEGAL INCAPACITY [1 record]

Record 1 2017-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Status of Persons (Private Law)
  • Private Law
DEF

The lack of legal power, ability or competence to enter into a legal contract, e.g. an infant, a bankrupt. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statut des personnes (Droit privé)
  • Droit privé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estado de las personas (Derecho privado)
  • Derecho privado
DEF

Carencia de aptitud legal para ejercer derechos y contraer obligaciones.

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