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Contribution

excess, which has been paid by one partner beyond his share, if, upon the winding-up of the partnership affairs, such a balance appears in his favour; or if, upon a dissolution, he has been compelled to pay

Cost-book mining companies

be allotted to each; they appoint an agent, commonly called a purser, for the purpose of managing the affairs of the mine, and enter in a book, called the cost book, the minutes of their proceedings, which

De jure

the twelfth year of his reign, the previous years having been spent by him in exile, and the affairs of the kingdom having been conducted by the Protector. See DE FACTO

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Demolish or reconstruct

Demolition involves the physical act of destruction and reconstruction is equivalent to rebuilding, and contemplates a state of affairs where there has been a measure of demolition falling short of total demolition, Ivorygrove Ltd. v. Global Grange

Freedom of speech and expression

Liberties v. Union of India, (2003) 4 SCC 399. Includes right of the citizen to know about the affairs of the Government, Dinesh Trivedi, MP v. Union of India, (1997) 4 SCC 306. See also People's Union

Dispatch, or despatch

[fr. despescher, Fr., to send away quickly, to discharge], a message, letter, or order sent with speed on affairs of State.

District Boards (UK)

District Boards (UK), in London, constituted by the Metropolis Management Act, 1855, for the management of the sanitary affairs of combinations of parishes not singly represented by vestries. Their powers are transferred to the metropolitan boroughs constituted

Drunkenness

to himself or herself, or to others, or incapable of managing himself or herself, and his or her affairs,' and this definition applies under the Act of 1898, with which it is construed as one. But while

Elder Brethren

of Trinity House, and institution incorporated in reign of Henry VIII and charged with many duties of marine affairs, such as superintending light-houses, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 535.

Executive Body

Executive Body, means a group of duly elected persons who manage and control the affairs of a sports Association, by whatever name such body may be called, the Rajasthan Sports (Registration, Recognition and

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