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Dominion (His Majesty's)

Dominion (His Majesty's). The Statute of West-minster (22 Geo. 5, c. 4), s. 1, provides: 'In this Act the expression Dominion means any of the following Dominions ,that is to

Majestas

Majestas is defined by Ulpian (Dig. 48, tit. 4, s. 1) to be 'crimen illud quod adversus populum Romanum vel adversus securitatem ejus committitur.' He

Proprietor

in trust or for his own benefit, such village, muhal or land, Mishri Lal v. Dhirendra Nath, (1999) 4 SCC 1. Proprietor, owner. In s. 93 of the Patents and Designs Act, 1907, as amended by the

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Huscans

Huscans, buskins, 4 Edw. 4, c. 7.

Desertion

Desertion, (1) the criminal offence of abandoning the naval or military service without license. See ss. 12 et seq. of the (English) Army Act, 1881, replacing similar s.s of the (English) annual Mutiny Acts, and … does not necessarily make that spouse the deserting party. The legal position has been admirably summarized in paras 453 and 454 at pp. 241 to 243 of Halsbury's Laws of England (3rd Edn.), Vol. 12, in the

power

power 1 : capability of acting or of producing an effect [parties of unequal bargaining ] 2 a : authority

specific

specific 1 : relating to a particular thing 2 : intended for or restricted to a particular end or object

inheritable

inheritable 1 : capable of being inherited 2 : capable of taking by inheritance in·her·i·ta·bil·i·ty [in-her-i-tə-bi-lə-tē] n in·her·it·able·ness n

performance

performance 1 : work done in employment [unsatisfactory ] 2 a : what is required to be performed in fulfillment

prohibition

prohibition 1 a : an extraordinary writ issued by a higher court commanding an inferior court to keep within its

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