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Shill I shall I

In an irresolute undecided or hesitating manner

Building

of brick or stone covered by a roof, and said by Park, J., in R. v. Gregory, (1833) 5 B. & Ad. At p. 561, not to include a wall; but the definition depends on circumstances, and … Building, defined by Lord Esher in Moir v. Williams, (1892) 1 QB 270, as an inclosure of brick or stone covered by a roof, and said by Park, J.,

Age

The penalties are now regulated by the (English) Children and Young Persons Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 12), which provides that a 'child,' i.e., a person under 14, shall not be imprisoned or sent … depends upon their age. A child under 7 cannot commit any offence; between the ages of 7 and 14 is presumed to be doli incapax, but this presumption may be rebutted by evidence of the infant's capacity

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Sunday

and charity only excepted). The (English) Hairdressers and Barbers Shops (Sunday Closing) Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 35), prohibits opening on Sundays (Jewish hairdressers may open on Sunday but must close on Saturday). The … of the sun], the first day of the week, the Lord's Day, termed in the Sunday Observance Act, 1677 (29 Car. 2, c. 7, infra), 'the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday.' It is a dies non juridicus,

Drawn

See Draw v t amp i … See Draw v t amp i

Jamb

See Jam v t amp i … See Jam v t amp i

Newly set up establishment

realm, was punishable by Stat. West. I., 3 Edw. 1, c. 34; 2 Rich. 2, st. 1, c. 5; and 12 Rich. 2, c. 11; but all these three Acts have been repealed by the (English) Statute Law

Mistake

but money paid under a mistake of law is ordinarily not recoverable, Holt v. Markham, (1923) 1 KB 504, though there is an exception in the case where an officer of a Court or a trustee in

Owner

the same were let at a rack-rent' (see that title), and Kensington Corporation v. Allen, (1926) 1 KB 576. In relation to an industrial undertaking, means the person who, or the authority which, has the ultimate control

Bigamy

Bigamy. By the Offences against the Person Act, 1861, s. 57, whomsoever, being married, shall marry any other person during the life of the former husband or wife . … Bigamy. By the Offences against the Person Act, 1861, s. 57, whomsoever, being married, shall marry any other person during the life of the former husband or

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