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Permissive use

Permissive use, a passive use which was resorted to before the Statute of Uses, in order to avoid a harsh law, as that of mortmain or a feudal forfeiture; it was a mere invention in order

instructions of the emperor were, to select what was useful, to omit what was antiquated or superfluous, to avoid unnecessary repetitions, to get rid of contradictions, and to make such other changes as should produce out of

Office of profit under the government

control must be judged in the light of the facts and circumstances in each case so as to avoid any possible conflict between personal interests and duties, Ashok Kumar Bhattacharyya v. Ajoy Biswas, AIR 1985 SC 211:

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Non-obstante

that may be found either in the same enactment or some other enactment, that is to say, to avoid the operation and effect of all contrary provisions, Union of India v. G.M. Kokil, AIR 1984 SC 1022

Newspaper establishment

the term 'newspaper establishment' is provided for on understanding of the statutory provisions to facilitate brevity and to avoid all that is mentioned in the definition being repeated over and over again. If the Act itself provides

Ne injuste vexes

constraint, then he needed; for, in that case, by reason of the lord's seisin, the tenant could not avoid it by avowry, but was driven to his writ for remedy, Fitz. N.B. 10. Abolished by 3& 4

Lodger

J. 391, as being a contract in relation to land, and a written agreement is often desirable to avoid dispute. Lodgers in rooms which have been let as a separate dwelling to them, unfurnished, may be tenants

Land charge

must be registered a new every five years. Failure to register charges created after 1888 under Class A avoids the charge against any purchaser of land if not registered before completion of purchase; under Class B, or

Bar, plea in

in the language of pleading, to traverse the matter of the declaration; in the latter, to confess and avoid it. Pleas in bar were consequently divided into (1) pleas by way of traverse, and (2) pleas by

Protestando

Protestando, a word made use of to avoid double pleading in actions; it prevented the party that made it from being concluded, by the plea he

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