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Goods

or repair of movable or immovable property; and also includes all growing crops grass, trees, plants and things attached to, or forming part of the land which are agreed to be severed before sale or under the

Maritime lien

the thing into whosoever possession it may come. It is inchoate from the moment the claim or privilege attaches, and when carried into effect by legal process by a proceeding in rem, relates back to the period

Winding-up

to the provisions of the s. Onerous property may be disclaimed and rights under process of execution or attachment of creditors are restricted under ss. 267-270. Secs. 271-278 relate to offences, penalties, and the powers of the

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Garnishee

debt in the hands of the debtor is called a 'garnishee order.' See (English) R.S.C., Ord. XLV. See ATTACHMENT LESS OF DEBTS; FOREIGN ATTACHMENT. A person or constitution (Such as bank) that is intended to or is

Conjugal rights

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

creditor

a creditor who has a money judgment entered against the debtor and may enforce the judgment (as by attachment or writ of execution) known creditor : a creditor whose potential claim is known or should be known

Immovable property

allowances, rights to ways, lights, ferries, fisheries or any other benefit to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth, or permanently fastened to anything which is attached to the earth, but not standing timber,

Land

Urban Council v. Soutwark Water Company, 1900 AC 3. Includes benefits to arise out of land and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth. [National Highways Act, 1956, s. 3

Office

and duty to exercise an employment or a position of authority and trust to which certain duties are attached, Shrilekha Vidyarthi Kumari v. State of U.P., AIR 1991 SC 537 (547): (1990) Supp 1 SCR 625. The

Intoxicating liquor

below), and the licensing justices in granting 'on-licences' are armed with most comprehensive and far-reaching powers. They may attach such conditions as to payment, tenure, and 'any other matters' as 'they think proper in the interest of

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