Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, on Jan. 2011
The coast is called the seashore and the land that is close to this is part of a continent, or failing that of an island, which borders the sea.
Geography: seashore and the land near it
The scenery of the coast is characterized by its instability, because for example, in the beach sector, its profile it can grow as a consequence of sediment deposition, and in some other cases it can be diminished by marine erosion. There are also other factors that tend to modify the coasts, such as: the weather, the wind, the waves, the biological activity, and of course the activity carried out by man.
The tides and currents of the sea are decisive when it comes to providing Energy to the coastal zone, being precisely the waves the main trigger of the coasts, that is, by delivering most of the energy, they transport and they also deposit sediments, while those waves that have traveled long distances have such an important energy that they will shape the coasts.
For its part,
coastal current It is a process that takes place in those areas in which winds and waves predominate in only one direction.In the case of Beaches They are the result of the deposit of constructive waves, especially in those coastal areas that present little energy.
Types of beaches and coasts
There are different types of beach, those with fine sediments, such is the case of silt and sand or beaches that have thicker elements, such as boulders. And the shape of the beach will depend on the following issues: the type of sediment, the energy of the waves, the wind and the amplitude of the tide.
Among the types of coasts, the following stand out: Pacific-type coasts (parallel to the straight line, rigid straight line), Dalmatian-type coasts (they are formed once the sea comes into contact with folding chains parallel to the coastline, their coasts are usually calm), the Atlantic-type coasts (The geological structures are perpendicular to the coastline, capes and gulfs proliferate as a result of the flooding of the structures) and the Volcanic coasts (They are recent and are even active, generally they appear in isolated volcanoes or in aligned archipelagos).
Moreover, it is called coast to the shores of the great rivers.
Although the aforementioned is the most widespread and popular use of this word at hand, we must say that it has other references in our language.
Law: expenses that arise from a judicial process and that the litigating parties must face
In the judicial field, the concept of coast is commonly used to refer to those expenses that become, result, from a judicial process and that must face some or both parties involved in the process, according to the decision made by the judge to intervene in the case.
They are formally called procedural costs and consist of the expenses that each of the parties involved in a trial must incur, as we indicated above.
The following items are included within them: the expenses involved in the process in question, court fees, attorney assistance expenses, intervention of experts, among others.
It turns out to be a practice and custom that the intervening judge is asked to oblige the other party to pay the costs of the trial.
However, this is not always granted, except in those cases where it is considered that the litigation did not have fundamentals, or that there was bad faith at the beginning of the process by one of the parties, then, in this way, the judge What it does is force the person who acted in this way to pay the expenses to the other party who did act in a good way. faith.
The costs are calculated by a judicial official and are known at the end of the process when there is already a final judgment.
Amount paid for something
The concept can also be used to refer to the amount of money that is paid for something that is bought.
At the cost of and at all costs
On the other hand, there are hyper-popular expressions that contain the term, such as: "at all costs", which surely we have all used it at some time in our life to want to express with it: without cost limitations or above everything. And on the other hand "at the expense of", which indicates by means of or having to use something or someone.
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