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Uses

Uses (History). A use is the intention or purpose, express or implied, upon which property is to be held. The Common Law treated the actual possessor for all purposes as the owner of the property. It...

Whoever legally bound by an oath or by an express provisions of law to state the truth

legally bound by an oath or by an express provision of law to state the truth........' do not support the submission that a man who is not bound under the law to make an affidavit, can if

Brief

counsel as the basis for arguing a case, consisting of legal and factual arguments and the authorities in support of them, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 186.

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Criminal Appeal Act, 1907 (English)

Criminal Appeal Act, 1907 (English) (7 Edw. 7, c. 23), came into force on the 19th April, 1908. For a great number of years the merits and demerits of criminal appeal have been discussed in this...

Purlin

In root construction a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters

section 213a

A section of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) which establishes that sponsors have a legal duty to support immigrants they want to bring (sponsor) to the United States. They must complete Form I-864 Affidavit of Support.

affirmative

affirmative 1 : asserting the existence of certain facts esp. in support of a cause of action [ proof] 2 : resulting from an intentional act [ concealment] 3 :

beneficiary

allowed to distribute some of the principal of the trust to an income beneficiary when necessary for the support of the beneficiary if support of the beneficiary was the purpose of the trust. b : the person

cause

an excuse for an act under the law [unable to show good cause for failure to pay child support] [neglect of duty is good cause for removal of a trustee] just cause 1 : cause that a

document

used as evidence b : an official paper (as a license) relied on as the basis, proof, or support of something (as a right or privilege) [dÄ -kyə-ment] vt 1 a : to furnish documentary evidence of

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