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Man, Woman
Man, Woman, the word 'man' denotes a male human being of any age: the word 'woman' denotes a female human being of any age. [Indian Penal Code, s. 10]
Malitia supplet 'tatem
Malitia supplet 'tatem. Dyer, 104 b.-(Malice supplies [the want of] age); as in the case of a child between 7 & 14 years of age, who can be convicted
Undue influence
this influence is presumed, e.g., guardian and ward, a parent over a child upon or soon after attaining age and the possession of property, a guide or instructor, medical advisers, ministers or professors of religion, managers of
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Mystoxication
Mystoxication, intoxicated or steeped in mysticism. 'This infinite wisdom of the Vedas is valid in the science-arrogant modern age as in 'mystoxicated' medieval age. [Bhagavan Satya Sai Baba, A Human Incarnation with Mission of Compasasion and Liberation
Person of unsound mind
Person of unsound mind, a term by which in a more enlightened age persons afflicted with a mental illness affecting their reason are to be known, as distinguished from Idiots, Imbeciles,
Post office
a savings bank, life assurance, the transmission of money by postal orders and money orders, and pays old age pensions. See also (English) Post Office and Telegraph Act, 1920; (English) Post Office (Parcels) Act, 1922; (English) Post
Presentation
turn according to seniority, and this part which the oldest thus takes by virtue of her priority of age is called the enitia pars. By 7 Anne, c. 18, s. 2, if co-parceners, or joint-tenants, or tenants
Primogeniture
Property Act, 1925, s. 201 (2)] Means first born and denotes the preferential rights of the senior-most in age to succeed to the estate, since senior-most in age is entitled to succeed to the estate in preference
Rational basis test
an intermediate review that involves a determination of whether a statutory or regulatory classification of person (as by age or offender status) has a rational basis and does not deny equal protection under the Constitution, Charlton v.
Springing use
grant by X. To B. to the use of A. (an infant) in fee attaining twenty-one years of age, the use results to the settlor until, if ever, the period arrives and a good legal estate was
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