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Act of Parliament

bill, other than a money bill or a bill containing any provision to extend the duration of Parliament beyond five years, is passed by the Commons in three successive sessions (whether of the same Parliament or not)

Administrator

of 21 years, when it ceases: Administration durante absentid, when the next person entitled to the grant is beyond sea, lest the goods perish or the debts be lost: Administration pendente lite, where a suit is commenced

Altius non tollendi

non tollendi, a servitude due by the owner of a house, by which he is restrained from building beyond a certain height, Dig. 8, 2, 4; Sand. Just.

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Equitable mortgage

is known in practice as an equitable mortgage by deposit of title-deeds. Its validity has long been established beyond all question, Bank of New South Wales v. O'Connor, (1889) 14 App Cas P 282. An equitable mortgage

Partnership

valued at a stated amount, and who is not liable for the debts or obligations of the firm beyond the amount so contributed. Any partner who is not a limited partner is a 'general partner,' and there

Escambio

Escambio [fr. cambier, Span., to change]. A licence granted to make over bills of exchange to another beyond the sea. Abolished by 59 Geo. 3, c. 49, s. 11.

Pawn or Pledge

security. A pawnee cannot become the purchaser at the sale. A pledgee cannot alienate the property absolutely, nor beyond the title actually possessed by him, unless in special cases. He may deliver the pawn into the hands

Mileage

observed by the officers of the several courts. Formerly, borough coroners received 9d. a mile for every mile beyond two, by s. 171 and Sched. IV. of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1882

Moderata miscericordia

Magna Charta, which lay for him who is amerced in a Court, not of record, for any transgression beyond the quality of quantity of the offence; it was addressed to the lord of the court, or his

Money had and received

Hampton, (1797) 7 TR 269; 2 Sm. L.C. (11th Edn.) 421. But the action cannot now be extended beyond the principles illustrated in the decided cases, see Sinclair v. Brougham, 1914 AC 453, per Lord Sumner, where

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