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Civil Law
suspended in the Comitium, and all parties were so well satisfied with the result of the first year's administration of the Decemviri, that it was resolved to continue the same sort of government for another year'new members
Code
See CIVIL LAW. The Code Napoleon, or Civil Code of France, pro-ceeding from the French Revolution, and the administration of Napoleon while First Consul, effected great changes in the laws of that country. Framed in the first
Chattels or catals
which the plaintiff could recover the specific property was available in the case of; chattels real.' The (English) Administration of Estates Act, 1925, s. 55 (x) provides a definition of 'personal chattels' upon an intestacy. The statutory
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Court of record
as the final appellate court, can revise the decisions of the High Court, the High Courts are not administratively subordinate to the Supreme Court, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. H, 6th Edn.,
Poor laws
their powers, duties and property were transferred to local authorities. By the Poor Law Amendment Act, 1834, the administration of the parochial funds and the management of the poor throughout the country were placed for five years
Tribunal
adjudicating bodies, provided they are constituted by the State and are invested with judicial, as distinguished from purely administrative or executive functions, Durga Shankar Mehta v. Thakur Raghuraj Singh, AIR 1954 SC 520: 1954 SCJ 723: (1954)
Local authority
is the political subdivision functioning within the framework of constitution and enjoying certain degree of autonomy serving as administrative units for state services, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 321. Means a municipal corporation, a
Specialty debts
the (English) Civil Procedure Act, 1883 (3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 42); they formerly ranked in the administration of the estate of a deceased person in priority to simple contract debts; but this distinction was abolished
Testamentary expenses
Testamentary expenses, including the costs of an administration action [Penny v. Penny, (1879) 11 Ch D 440] As to whether the expression includes estate duty, see
Poison
Poison (poison, Fr.; fr. potio, Lat., a drink--applied originally to a medicated drink or draught]. The administration of poison or other destructive thing, if done with intent to commit murder, is a felony, punishable with
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