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Prevent

in time). The other meanings are to stop, hinder and avoid; make impracticable or impossible, by anticipatory action; stop from happening,

Piracy

unauthorised use, interception, or receipt of encoded communication especially to avoid paying fees for use, United States v. Harrell, 983 F.

Implied contract

landlord whose ground-rent has been paid by a sub-tenant to avoid distress will reimburse the sub-tenant. The implied contracts which the

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Permissive use

resorted to before the Statute of Uses, in order to avoid a harsh law, as that of mortmain or a feudal

Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923

of household goods, implements, fixtures, farm produce and stock. To avoid disputes this sum is taken to be equivalent to one

Pandect', or Digesta

was useful, to omit what was antiquated or superfluous, to avoid unnecessary repetitions, to get rid of contradictions, and to make

Office of profit under the government

the facts and circumstances in each case so as to avoid any possible conflict between personal interests and duties, Ashok Kumar

Non-obstante

enactment or some other enactment, that is to say, to avoid the operation and effect of all contrary provisions, Union of

Newspaper establishment

understanding of the statutory provisions to facilitate brevity and to avoid all that is mentioned in the definition being repeated over

Ne injuste vexes

by reason of the lord's seisin, the tenant could not avoid it by avowry, but was driven to his writ for

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