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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
Negligence
the plaintiff has been guilty of contributory negligence, in other words, if with ordinary care he might have avoided the consequence of the defendant's negligence, he cannot recover, Butterfield v. Forester, (1809) 11 East, 60, and British
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
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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
Nuncupative Will
this Act. A will made by a soldier under s. 11 accordingly requires no attestation, and s. 15, avoiding gifts to attesting witnesses, has no application to such a will [Re Limond, (1915) 2 Ch 240]. The
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:
Perpetuity
of the extinction of the lives mentioned is impracticable before the property can vest, the trust may be avoided, Re Villar, (1929) 1 Ch 243. The rule requires a limitation, whether of an absolute or partial interest,
One Hundred Thousand Pounds Clause
a specified date subsequent to the recovery, the estate of the tenant to the pr'cipe was to be avoided. See 1 Preston's Conveyancing, 109 and 110; and see RECOVERY.
Options to purchase
powers for a mortgage indemnity, etc.; and see (English) Law of Property Act, 1922, 15th Sched., par. 7(2), avoiding any contract to renew a lease for more than sixty years from the expiration of the lease.
Outlawry
Outlawry [fr. utlagaria, Lat.], the being put out of the law for contempt in wilfully avoiding the execution of the process of the King's Court. Outlawry has long been obsolete in civil proceedings, and
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