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Harts tongue
A common British fern Scolopendrium vulgare rare in America
Alien
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 were subject to very
Marriage
attempts to follow the example of every state in Europe, the U.S.A., and most, if not all, the British colonies, in abolishing the prohibition. In 1907 the (English) Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act (7 Edw. 7, c.
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Ship
'Home-trade passenger ship' means 'every home-trade ship employed in carrying passengers.' A ship cannot be registered as a British ship unless owned by British subjects or British corporation (s. 1). The property in a ship is divided
Foreigner
according to the definition as in force in 1955 meant, a person who (i) is not natural born British subject as defined in sub-ss. (1) and (2) of s. 1 of the British Nationality and Status of
Geneva arbitration
Geneva arbitration, an arbitration held at Geneva to determine the extent of the liability of the British Government for having allowed the Alabama, a man-of-war built in the Mersey for the Confederate States, to put
India
from 1770 to 1912, with necessary re-enactments for the earlier history of the country, see Mill's History of British India. The Government of India Act, 1936 (Geo. 5), now regulates the Government of India, and introduces a
Legitimation per subsequens matrimonium
Law of England, though always allowed under the Civil Law in Scotland and most European countries and many British colonies. Now recognised in England and Wales by the Legitimacy Act, 1926 (16 & 17 Geo. 5, c.
Colonial Attorneys Relief Acts (English)
admission, to practise as solicitors in the Supreme Court in England, of all persons, being subjects of the British Crown, who have been duly admitted and enrolled as attorneys and solicitors in any colony. These Acts were
Year to year
lease deed of immovable property, from year to year, would become compulsorily registrable, if it is for a British calendar year, and not for a vernacular year. The words 'yearly rent' will have to be interpreted in
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