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Goodwill
Goodwill, may be the whole advantage belonging to the firm, its reputation as also connection thereof. It, thus, means that every affirmative advantage as contrasted with negative advantage that has been acquired in carrying on the...
Marriage
Marriage. Marriage as understood in Christendom is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others, Hyde v. Hyde, 1866 LR 1 P&D 130. Where a marriage in...
Processing
Processing, in common parlance 'processing' is understood as an action which brings forth some change or alteration of the goods or material which is subjected to the act of processing. 'What is necessary in order to...
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Alien
Alien [fr. alienigena, alibi natus, Lat.], a person not born within His Majesty's dominions and allegiance (q.v.). See definitions in the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Acts, 1914 and 1933, infra. At common law aliens...
Candidate
Candidate [fr. Candidatus, Lat., clothed in white], a competitor, one who solicits or proposes himself for a place or office. The name is derived from the toga candida in which competitors at Rome were habited. In...
Notice
Notice, the making something known to a person of which he was or might be ignorant. Notice is either (1) statutory; (2) actual, which brings the knowledge of a fact directly home to the party; or...
Remainder
Remainder [fr. remanentia, Lat.], that expectant portion, remnant, or residue of interest which, on the creation of a particular estate, is at the same time limited over to another, who is to enjoy it after the...
Wilful
Wilful, deliberate conduct of a person who is a free agent, knows that he is doing and intends to do what he is doing, Dictionary of Law by L.B. Curzon, p. 361. See also Chordia Automobiles...
Settled land
Settled land. For the purposes of the (English) Settled Land Acts, 1882-1890, 'settled land' meant land, and any estate and interest therein, which was the subject of a settlement; and 'settlement' meant any instrument, or any...
To stand or not to stand as a candidate
To stand or not to stand as a candidate, a person who has been or claims to have been duly nominated as a candidate as any election and any such person shall be deemed to have...
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