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In the interest of general public

the other amenities for the working class, the courts have adopted a liberal attitude and the interest of the workers has

Household

of family related to each other by blood, marriage or adoption and normally residing together and sharing meals or holding a

Investment company

in s. 372(11) of the Companies Act, 1956 was not adopted by the Legislature. By Finance Act, 1966, which came into

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Interpretation of Statute

the provisions of statute the Courts should be slow to adopt a construction which tends to make any part of the

Lex

Lex, law. In the Roman Law it was a resolution adopted by the old Roman populus (Patricians and Plebeians) in the

Joint-tenancy

unless cross-remainders are expressed or implied. The law itself now adopts it in cases of trustees for sale upon the statutory

Jurisdiction

jurisdic-tion would reduce jurisdictional control to a vani-shing point, the adoption of a narrower meaning might result in a more useful

Just impediment

where a party being guided by one of such views adopts a course consistent with that view it would equally be

Knight

'Dame.' The recognised courtesy title of Lady'is, however, almost universally adopted for the wife of knight bachelor. A knight is now

Law Reform (UK)

by a contract, promise or breach of trust. See further, ADOPTION; LEGITIMATION; BASTARDY; FUNERAL EXPENSES; also INTEREST and LIMITATIONS. The (English)

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