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House breaking

House breaking, The crime of breaking into a dwelling or other secured building with intent to commit a felony inside, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 744. (Indian Penal Code, s. 445)See BREAKING-IN; and as to breaking in at night, see BURGLARY....

Entry

Entry, the depositing of a document in the proper office or place; actual entry on land is necessary to constitute a seisin in deed, and is necessary in certain cases, as, e.g., to perfect a common-law lease.When a person without any right has taken posses-sion of land, the party entitled may make a formal but peaceable entry, which is quite an extra judicial and summary remedy, on such lands, declaring that thereby he takes possession, which notorious act of ownership is equivalent to a feudal investiture by the lord; or he may enter on any part of it in the same county, declaring it to be in the name of the whole; but if it lie indifferent counties, he must make different entries. This remedy by entry takes place in three only of the five species of ouster-viz., abatement, intrusion, and disseisin; for as in these the original entry of the wrongdoer was unlawful, they may therefore be remedied by the mere entry of him who has right. But upon a discontinuance or deforcement, the owner...

Burglariously

With an intent to commit burglary in the manner of a burglar...

Husbrece

Husbrece, burglary, Blount....

Illegal entry

Illegal entry (Criminal law) the unlawful act of going into a building with the intent to commit a crime. In some jurisdictions illegal entry is a lesser included offence of burglary, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 750....

Insurance

Insurance, see, Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), s. 80C, Expl. 1.Insurance, the act of providing against a possible loss, by entering into a contract with one who is willing to give assurance, that is, to bind himself to make good such loss should it occur. In this contract, the chances of benefit are equal to the insured and the insurer. The first actually pays a certain sum, and the latter undertakes to pay a larger, if an accident should happen. The one renders his property secure; the other receives money with the probability that it is clear gain. The instrument by which the contract is made is called a policy; the stipulated consideration, a premium. As to what is known as a coupon policy, i.e., a coupon cut out of a diary, etc., see General Accident, etc., Assce. Corpn. v. Robertson, 1909 AC 404.Insurable Interest must be possessed by the person taking out a policy; he must be so circumstanced as to have benefit from the existence of the person or thing insured, and some preju...

Night

Night, the time of darkness between sunset and sunrise. Under the Night Poaching begins one hour after sunset, and ends one hour(English) s before sunrise. Under the (English) Larceny Act, 1916, s. 25 (see BURGLARY), and the (English) Factory Act, 1901, s. 156, night is between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m....

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