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Landlord and tenant

and enter for the agreed purposes. Further, even if the tenant fails to pay the rent or commits breaches of covenant, the landlord cannot enter unless the lease or agreement contains a proviso for re-entry in those

Legal misconduct

however be stated that legal misconduct means misconduct in the judicial sense arising from some honest, though erroneous, breach and neglect of duty and responsibility on the part of the arbitrator causing miscarriage of justice. It includes

Malversation

Malversation, misbehaviour in an office, employment, or commission, as breach of trust, extortion, etc. Malversation, official corruption, a misbehaviour, especially by someone exercising an office, Black's Law Dictionary,

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Manslaughter

272. See MURDER. A high degree of negligence is required before a charge of manslaughter can be established--the breach of a statutory duty causing death is not necessarily manslaughter, Andrews v. Director of Public Prosecutions, 1937 AC

Marriage

in the Ecclesiastical Court to compel marriage 'in facie ecclesi',' which abolition made more common the action of breach of promise of marriage, which is of comparatively modern date. The strictness of Lord Hardwicke's Act led to

Master and servant

sustainable. A stranger who deprives a master of the services of his servant by enticing him away in breach of his contract of service, or by some other wrongful act, is liable for the damage thus occasioned

Meeting

private premises to attend a meeting to which the public were invited, in reasonable anticipation of misdemeanours or breach of the peace. and see also PUBLIC MEETING. Consult Crewe, Procedure at Pub. and Co. Meetings.

Meldfeoh

Meldfeoh, the recompense due and given to him who made discovery of any breach of penal laws committed by another person, called the promoter's (i.e., informer's) fee.

Mens rea

for the general welfare, health or commerce, and such bye-laws are enforced by the sanctions of penalties; the breach of them constitutes an offence and is a criminal matter.... and in such a case the substance of

Mercantile Law Amendment Act, 1856 (English)

of execution shall not effect a title bona fide acquired before seizure; (2) that in an action for breach of contract to deliver goods sold, a writ for the delivery of the goods may be obtained (these

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