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Modesty

conduct, (Webster's Third New International Dictionary); Raju Pandurang Mahale v. State of Maharashtra, (2004) 4 SCC 371. Modesty, can be described as the quality of being modest; and in relation to a woman , 'womanly propriety to

Impossible

event or change of circumstances totally upsets the very foundation upon which the parties rested their bargain, it can very well be said that the promisor finds it impossible to do the act which he promised to

Food and sale

Finally, the sale may be 'for human consumption or use, or for analysis'. In the context, these words can only mean 'whether for human consumption or for any other purpose (including analysis)'. The object is to emphasise

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Force majeure

recognized as irresistible, Concise Oxford Dict. Compare ACT OF GOD; RESTRAINT OF PRINCES. An event or effect that can be neither anticipated no controlled, Black's Law Dictionary, p. 657. The expression 'force majeure' is not a mere

Fowls domestic

Fowls domestic. These can be the subject of larceny. If they stray on to the land of others they can be distrained

Gift

it as gratuity and an act of generosity, and not only does not require a consideration but there can be none if there is a consideration for the transaction it is not a gift. It is, therefore,

Horse-racing

wagers are void by the Gaming Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 109), and 'no better illustration can be given of a wagering contract than a bet on a horse-race', Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.,

If sold in open market

market, but only enjoins that it should be assumed that there is an open market and the property can be sold in such a market and on that basis, the value has to be found out. It

If the controller is satisfied

has necessarily to be satisfied about the execu-tion of the document, the passing of consideration etc., before it can pass a decree on the basis of either the mortgage or the promissory note. Therefore, the fact that

Impeachment

(Constitution of India, Art. 61) In U.K. by the Law of Parliament, all persons, whether peers or commoners can be impeached for any crimes; but it is generally resorted to in respect of extraordinary crimes and extraordinary

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