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Consideration

Consideration. Any act of the promisee (the person claiming the benefit of an obligation) from which the promisor (the person...

Candidate [fr. Candidatus, Lat., clothed in white], a competitor, one who solicits or proposes himself for a place or office....

Notice, the making something known to a person of which he was or might be ignorant. Notice is either (1)...

Remainder [fr. remanentia, Lat.], that expectant portion, remnant, or residue of interest which, on the creation of a particular estate,...

Wilful, deliberate conduct of a person who is a free agent, knows that he is doing and intends to do...

Settled land. For the purposes of the (English) Settled Land Acts, 1882-1890, 'settled land' meant land, and any estate and...

To stand or not to stand as a candidate, a person who has been or claims to have been duly...

Judgment [fr. judgment, Fr.], judicial determination; decision of a Court. Under the former practice of the superior Courts, this term...

Leave, having regard to the language of Rule 123 doubtless the word 'leave' has been used as a verb and...

Frauds, Statute of, 29 Car. 2, c. 3 (A.D. 1676). This famous statute is said to have been famed by...