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Separate property

AIR 1958 All 769 (772). Means in a community-property State property, that a spouse owned before marriage or acquired during marriage by inheritance or by gift from a third party, or property acquired during marriage but after

Things done, action taken and right accrued

done, action taken and right accrued, what is unaffected by the repeal of a statute is a right acquired or accrued under it and not a mere 'hope or expectation of'. It must be mentioned that the

Colony

But by her own colonization, and by the conquests of the settlements of other nations, she was now acquired a more extensive dominion of colonies and dependencies than any other nation. The colonies of Great Britain exceed

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lien

and that secures payment of the taxes assessed to pay for the improvement attachment lien : a lien acquired on property by a creditor upon levy of an attachment car·ri·er's lien : a lien against freight conferring

Merger

2d 1063, 1066, 139 Cal App 427. Merger, is the counter-part of surrender. Under a surrender the landlord acquires the lease, whereas merger is the consequence of the tenant retaining the lease and acquiring the reversion, or

Parish Council

parish property. They are bodies corporate, having power to hold land without any license in mortmain, and to acquire by agreement land for recreation grounds and other parish purposes, and to acquire land compulsorily for allotments. They

Acquisition

Acquisition, 'acquisition' means, directly or indirectly, acquiring or agreeing to acquire-(i) shares, voting rights or assets of any enterprise; or (ii) control over management or

purchase

purchase pur·chased pur·chas·ing vt 1 : to acquire (real property) by means other than descent or inheritance 2 : to obtain by paying money or giving

Hire

all expenses which are properly payable by the person letting. The rights of the hirer are that he acquires that right of possession only of the thing for the particular period or purpose stipulated (but he acquires

Deposit pre-contract

Deposit pre-contract, means any sum paid by any person as an earnest of his intention to acquire an interest in land or towards meeting any liability which will arise if he acquires or enters into

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