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Legal proceedings

Judicial Dictionary, Vol. 2, p. 1439. Means steps or measures adopted in the prosecution or defence of an action, A Dictionary

Legislative contract

parties and is either executory or executed. If a statute adopts or confirms it, becomes law and is no longer a

Gavelkind

livery upon the feoffment (the only assurance which could be adopted) had to be made by the heir in person; for,

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Life-rent

trading with the enemy where the test of control is adopted, Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd. v. State of Bihar,

Magis de bono quam de malo lex intendit

agreeable to, the other against, the law, the former is adopted. Thus a bond conditioned 'to assign all offices' will be

Maintenance

the reasonable expenses of an incident to her marriage. [Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (78 of 1956), s. 3 (b)]

Metric system

Metric system, a system (adopted in every European country except our own and Russia) in numbering of coinage, weights, measures,...

Migration

allegiance from the country of departure to the country of adoption, Badruz Zaman v. State, AIR 1951 All 16. Migration, means

Hindu joint family

by the tie of sapindaship arising by birth, marriage or adoption, Surjit Lal Chhabda v. CIT, AIR 1976 SC 109 (114):

Domicile

until some unexpected event shall occur to induce him to adopt some other permanent home, Lord v. Colvin, (1859) 4 Drew

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