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acquet

acquet [French acquêt acquisition, from Old French acquest, ultimately from Latin acquirere to acquire] in the civil law of Louisiana : property acquired through means other than inheritance

Derivative settlement

Derivative settlement, in Poor Law that settlement (see SETTLEMENT) which a poor person may acquire from his parent's settlement. The (English) Poor Law Act, 1930 (20 Geo. 5, c. 17), s. 85, enacts:-

Conquer

To gain or acquire by force to take possession of by violent means to gain dominion over to subdue by physical means

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Ratification

contemplation of law as in the case of persons such as trustees in bankruptcy or personal repre-sentatives who acquire title by relation, Kelner v. Baxter, LR 2 CP 174; and see also NOTICE TO QUIT. Omnis ratihabitio

Open space

London County Council, under s. 40, sub-s. 8, of the (English) Local Government Act, 1888) had power to acquire and to hold of the use of the public any open spaces within the metropolis. These Acts were

Electric lighting

the public from personal injury. The Electric Lighting Act, 1909 (9 Edw. 7, c. 34), gives power to acquire land compulsorily for generating stations, and also contains other important provisions, including (s. 19) exempted of agreements from

Squatter

squatter wrongfully encloses a bit of waste land, and builds a hut on it, and lives there, he acquires an estate in fee-simple by his own wrong iin the land which he has enclosed. He may, of

Small holding colonies

the Board, now Ministry, of Agriculture and Fisheries may, after consultation with the chairman of the county council, acquire by agreement a limited amount of land up to 45,000 acres in England and Wales for the purpose

Settlement

settled in the county or county borough in which he was born until shown to have derived or acquired a settlement elsewhere. A person may derive a settlement from a parent or husband, acquire a settlement, by

Religious denomination

institutions for religious and charitable purposes, to manage its own affairs in matters of religion, to own and acquire movable and immovable property and to administer such property in accordance with law, Constitution of India, Art. 26.

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acquet

acquet [French acquêt acquisition, from Old French acquest, ultimately from Latin acquirere to acquire] in the civil law of Louisiana : property acquired through means other than inheritance

Derivative settlement

Derivative settlement, in Poor Law that settlement (see SETTLEMENT) which a poor person may acquire from his parent's settlement. The (English) Poor Law Act, 1930 (20 Geo. 5, c. 17), s. 85, enacts:-

Conquer

To gain or acquire by force to take possession of by violent means to gain dominion over to subdue by physical means

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Ratification

contemplation of law as in the case of persons such as trustees in bankruptcy or personal repre-sentatives who acquire title by relation, Kelner v. Baxter, LR 2 CP 174; and see also NOTICE TO QUIT. Omnis ratihabitio

Open space

London County Council, under s. 40, sub-s. 8, of the (English) Local Government Act, 1888) had power to acquire and to hold of the use of the public any open spaces within the metropolis. These Acts were

Electric lighting

the public from personal injury. The Electric Lighting Act, 1909 (9 Edw. 7, c. 34), gives power to acquire land compulsorily for generating stations, and also contains other important provisions, including (s. 19) exempted of agreements from

Squatter

squatter wrongfully encloses a bit of waste land, and builds a hut on it, and lives there, he acquires an estate in fee-simple by his own wrong iin the land which he has enclosed. He may, of

Small holding colonies

the Board, now Ministry, of Agriculture and Fisheries may, after consultation with the chairman of the county council, acquire by agreement a limited amount of land up to 45,000 acres in England and Wales for the purpose

Settlement

settled in the county or county borough in which he was born until shown to have derived or acquired a settlement elsewhere. A person may derive a settlement from a parent or husband, acquire a settlement, by

Religious denomination

institutions for religious and charitable purposes, to manage its own affairs in matters of religion, to own and acquire movable and immovable property and to administer such property in accordance with law, Constitution of India, Art. 26.

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