Skip to content

7 And 9 - Law Dictionary Search Results

Research workspace

Save terms and build your research trail

A free trial unlocks notes, tags, search history, and the full AI Studio desk for judgment research.

Sentence of a Court

by virtue of s. 9 of the (English) Penal Servitude Act, 1864; R. v. Smith, (1909) 2 KB 756. See the (English) Infanticide Act, 1922, when in certain cases a verdict of infanticide may be returned, notwithstanding

mockernut

A smooth barked North American hickory Carya tomentosa with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard shelled edible nut which is far inferior to the true shagbark hickory

intermediate school

between the lower primary grades and the upper secondary grades being variously grades 4 through 6 or grades 7 through 9 etc

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Incidental

Incidental, the word 'incidental' means according to Webster's New World Dictionary: 'happening or likely to happen as a result of or in connection with something more important; being an incident; casual; hence, secondary or minor, but...

House of Commons

p. 744. Property Qualification.--The property qualification of members, which was by 1 & 2 Vict. c. 48, amending 9 Anne, c. 5, by allowing personal property to count fixed at 600l. a year for a county, and … and burgesses, or the representatives of boroughs. The lowest chamber of British and Canadian Parlia-ment, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 744. Property Qualification.--The property qualification of members, which was by 1 & 2 Vict. c. 48,

Consideration

Cooke v. Oxley, (1790) 3 TR 653, and other authorities (see Chitty on Contracts, 15th Edn. At pp. 9, 10), showing that if an offer be made with liberty to consider it for a limited time, it … The three last classes are sufficient to support a contract not void for other reasons, Story on Contracts, 71. (d) Considerations moving from third persons. It is a general rule that in cases of simple contract, if

Gaming or gambling

of chance, as cards, dice, etc., for money, or money's worth. The still unrepealed 33 Hen. 8, c. 9, prohibits the keeping of any common house for dice, cards, or any unlawful games, under penalties of 40s. … of incorporation of previous statutes by reference being carried very far in gaming legislation. Gaming in Public-houses, etc.--Sect. 79 of the (English) Licensing (Consolidation) Act, 1910 (replacing s. 17 of the Licensing Act of 1872), penalizes up

Goods

Tangible or movable property other than money, esp. articles of trade or items of merchandise, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 701. To become 'goods' an article must be something which can ordinarily come to the market … their status as 'goods' because the Code definition includes 'specially manufactured goods', Advent Systems Ltd. v. Unisys Corpn., 925 F. 2d 670 3d Cir 1991. Associated Cement Companies Ltd. v. Commissioner of Customs, AIR 2001 SC 862:

Held

v. State of Gujarat, 1995 Supp (1) SCC 596; AIR 1995 SC 142. The word 'held' in s. 9 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 means 'lawfully held'. Judicial propriety requires that if

Judgment

v. State through Special Police Establishment, AIR 1980 SC 1510 (1514): (1980) 3 SCC 435: (1980) 3 SCR 982. It includes decree, order, sentence or determination of any Court, Tribunal, Judge or Judicial Officer. [Supreme Court Rules,

  • Last »

Try the research workspace - 7 days free


AI Briefs · Semantic Search · Save & annotate judgments

Start your 7-day free trial