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Obligation

Obligation, an act which binds a person to some performance; also a bond containing a penalty, with a condition annexed for paying of

or more neutral third parties who are usually agreed to by the disputing parties and whose decision is binding, Black Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 100. Means any arbitration whether or not administered by permanent arbitral institution.

Judicial power

or property. The courts have power and authority to declare the law, apply the law and give a binding and authoritative decision between the parties before it and carry it into effect, Kartar Singh v. State of

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Separate estate

agent, (a) shall be deemed to be a contract entered into by her with respect to and to bind her separate property whether she is or is not in fact possessed of or entitled to any separate

Married women's property

1925, s. 170)] without the intervention of a trustee; (2) should be capable of contracting, so as to bind her separate property as if she were a feme sole: (3) should bind her separate property by her

Religion

a matter of faith stemming from the depth of the heart and mind. Religion is a belief which binds the spiritual nature of man to a supernatural being; it is an object of conscientious devotion, faith and

Statutory tenant

Rent and Eviction) Act, 1973, s. 4(2)(b)] Statutory tenant, can be described more conveniently as a tenant whose contractual tenancy has been terminated, Ratanlal v. Raniram, 1986 Mah LR 270. Means a tenant whose contractual tenancy has

Dictum

a judge in the course of a case, but not necessary to its decision, and therefore of no binding effect; often called an obiter dictum, 'a remark by the way.' Formerly also the award of an arbitrator

Custom

Custom and the Usages of Trade. See CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY; USAGE. A custom, in order to be binding, must derive its force from the fact that by long usage it has obtained the force of law,

Consideration

facts which the courts require as evidence of intention, (a) that a person intends his promise to be binding on him, or (b) that he intends to divest himself of a beneficial interest in property. In its

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