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1. | {{Def|Deliver|/dɪˈlɪvə/|v|}} | ||
:1. Of a thing, such as a letter, to take it to an appointed address. | |||
:2. (''Law''): Of a {{tag|deed}}, having signed it, to give a signed copy, bodily, to the other parties to it. Delivery is part of the formal execution process, without which the [[deed]] is not yet a “thing”. Hence, in the words of that great chancery lawyer Stevie Wonder, “[[signed, sealed, delivered]] — I’m yours.” Question; Does a [[deed poll]] [[also]] have to be delivered to be valid? | |||
:3. (''Management speak'') A [[Buzzword|voguish]] way of saying “give” or “do”. | |||
{{ | :4. (''Tiresome'') To bowl a {{t|cricket}} ball at a wicket. | ||
{{ | :5. (''Thought leadership'') of [[legal services]], to present them to a client. (see: ''[[legal services delivery]]'') | ||
===Delivery of {{isdaprov|notices}} in a [[Coronavirus|time of cholera]]=== | |||
{{Notice delivery capsule}} | |||
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*[[Process agent]] | |||
*{{isdaprov|Notices}} under the {{isdama}} | |||
*[[Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)]] — Stevie Wonder | |||
*[[Pop songs which use legal concepts]] | |||
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Deliver /dɪˈlɪvə/ (v.)
- 1. Of a thing, such as a letter, to take it to an appointed address.
- 2. (Law): Of a deed, having signed it, to give a signed copy, bodily, to the other parties to it. Delivery is part of the formal execution process, without which the deed is not yet a “thing”. Hence, in the words of that great chancery lawyer Stevie Wonder, “signed, sealed, delivered — I’m yours.” Question; Does a deed poll also have to be delivered to be valid?
- 3. (Management speak) A voguish way of saying “give” or “do”.
- 4. (Tiresome) To bowl a cricket ball at a wicket.
- 5. (Thought leadership) of legal services, to present them to a client. (see: legal services delivery)
Delivery of notices in a time of cholera
The Cambridge Dictionary says that to “deliver” is “to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people’s houses or places of work”.[1]
Merriam Webster says it means “to take and hand over to or leave for another”.[2]
The Collins Dictionary of British English, in a rather modishly modern English format, tells us “If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there”.[3]
A bit more challengingly, the Lexico Oxford Dictionary says it means “bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address”. Oxford’s language suggests a “handing” from sender to recipient, though a commonsense application of delivery through a letterbox to an address says the only “hands” involved are the sender’s.
An agent for the recipient does not need to be there; just that the notice is conveyed to the appointed place. It is no good refusing to answer the door, hiding behind the sofa or blocking up your letterbox with Araldite: if the sender’s agent brings a notice to your designated address, even by regular post, the sender has “delivered” it.
If it is, literally, impossible to arrange even an agent to hand-deliver a package, what then? Before the spring of 2020, most learned commentators would have regarded such a scenario as so absurd as to not dignify an answer. By April, ISDA was seeking advice about it.
See also
- Process agent
- Notices under the ISDA Master Agreement
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) — Stevie Wonder
- Pop songs which use legal concepts