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levy pl: lev·ies 1 : an act of levying: as a : the imposition or collection of a tax b : the seizure according to a writ of execution of real or personal property in a judgment debtor's possession to satisfy a judgment debt 2 : an amount levied : tax [providing for a of 3% on income up to $10,000 "D. Q. Posin"] vb lev·ied levy·ing vt 1 : to impose or collect (as a tax or fine) with authority [allow it to stiffer penalties for some safety violations "National Law Journal"] 2 : to enforce or carry into effect (a writ of execution) compare attach, garnish vi : to enforce a writ of execution or attachment ;specif : to make a seizure of real or personal property in a judgment debtor's possession [they might as a last resort on his merchandise "J. J. White and R. S. Summers"] ...
real
real [Anglo-French, concerning land, property, or things (rather than persons), from Middle French, from Medieval Latin and Late Latin; Medieval Latin realis relating to things (in law), from Late Latin, actual, from Latin res thing, fact] 1 a : of or relating to real property [a action] see also real property at property b in the civil law of Louisiana : attached to a thing rather than a person [a obligation is transferred along with the thing to which it is attached] see also real right compare personal 2 : actual 3 : adjusted for inflation esp. to reflect actual purchasing power [ income] ...
undertaking
undertaking 1 : a promise or pledge esp. required by law 2 : something (as cash or a written promise) deposited or given as security esp. in a court NOTE: Undertakings are often required of one party during property actions (as for attachment) in order to compensate the other party should the court's action (as in attaching the property) be found unjustified later. ...
Commutator
A piece of apparatus used for reversing the direction of an electrical current an attachment to certain electrical machines by means of which alternating currents are made to be continuous or to have the same direction It may be attached to the end of the spindle of an electric motor where a brush is in contact sequentially with the parts of the spindle that conduct current to the different windings of the motor...
real right
real right in the civil law of Louisiana : a right that is attached to a thing rather than a person [the right of ownership…may be burdened with a real right in favor of another person as allowed by law "Louisiana Civil Code"] NOTE: A real right is not restricted to real property since it can also be attached to movable property. Real rights include ownership, use, pledge, usufruct, mortgage, and predial servitude. ...
Conjugal rights
Conjugal rights, the right which husband and wife have to each other's society. The suit for restitution of conjugal rights is a matrimonial suit, cognizable in the Divorce court, which is brought whenever either the husband or wife is guilty of the injury of subtraction, or lives separate from the other without any sufficient reason; in which case the court will decree restitution of conjugal rights (English) (Judicature Act, 1925, s. 186), but will not enforce it by attachment, substituting however for attachment, if the wife be the petitioner, an order for periodical payments by the husband to the wife, s. 187.Conjugal rights cannot be enforced by the act of either party, as was held by the court of Appeal in the case of a husband who had seized and detained his wife by force, in Reg. v. Jackson, (1891) 1 QB 671.Connected person, in relation to any other person, includes any person who is or was that other person's banker, Financial Services Act, 1986, s. 105(9)(a) Halsbury's Laws o...
mousetrap
Any device that catches and usually kills mice They are of various designs the most common being a stiff loop of wire mounted on a small wooden platform base and attached to a strong spring which holds the loop firmly against the base To activate the trap the loop is pulled through a 180deg arc against the tension of the spring and held against the base by a delicate metal catch which can keep the loop from moving though in a state of high tension The metal catch is moved when a mouse tries to take a piece of bait attached to it releasing the loop which forcefully moves though an arc usually killing the mouse A larger version of the same device is used as a rat trap...
Skid
A shoe or clog as of iron attached to a chain and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill a drag a skidpan also by extension a hook attached to a chain and used for the same purpose...
Active duty
Active duty, in relation to a person subject to this Act, means any duty as a member of the Force during the period in which such person is attached to, or forms part of, a unit of Force-(i) which is engaged in operations against an enemy, or (ii) which is operating at a picket or engaged on patrol or other guard duty along the borders of India, and includes duty by such person during any period declared by the Central Government by notifica-tion in the Official Gazette as a period of active duty with reference to any area in which any person or class of persons subject to this Act may be serving. [Border Security Force Act, 1968, s. 2 (1)(a)]Means the duty to restore and preserve order in any local area in the event of any disturbance therein. [Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 (66 of 1949), s. 2 (a)]Means, in relations to a person subject to this Act means any duty as a member of the Force during the period in which such person is attached to, or forms part of, a unit of the For...
Active politics
Active politics, 'Active politics' means almost whole time in politics, Pyare Lal Sharma v. Managing Director AIR 1989 SC 1854 (1859): (1989) 3 SCR 428: (1989) 2 SCC 448. [J&K Industries Employees Service Rules and Regulation Reg 16, R. 14 (as amended in 1983)]Means service at outposts, or against hostile tribes or other persons in the field. Assam Rifles Act, 1941.As applied to a person subject to this Act, means the time during which such person--(a) is attached to, or forms part of, a force which is engaged in operations against an enemy, or (b) is engaged in air force operations in, or is on the line of march to, a country or place wholly or partly occupied by an enemy, or (c) is attached to, or forms part of, a force which is in military occupation of any foreign country. Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950), s. 4(2)Means service or duty--(a) during the period of operation of a proclamation of emergency issued under clause (1) of article 352 of the constitution; or (b) during any peri...
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