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Direction

Direction, the rule of law in a case given to a jury. See DIRECT. The direction is a direction which the appellate or revisional authority, as

Discovery

as to all matters of fact, which, being well pleaded in the bill, are material to the plaintiff's case about to come on for trial, and which the defendant does not by his pleading admit. (2) The

Lapse

months (182 days) after the avoidance of the benefice, exclusive of the day of the avoidance. In such case there is a devolution of the rights of patronage from a neglectful patron to the bishop as ordinary,

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Original Writ or Original

comply, then to summon him to appear in one of the superior Courts of Common Law. In some cases it simply required the sheriff to enforce the appearance. Original writs differed from each other in their tenor,

Package

tin or other container. [Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 (60 of 1986), s. 2(e)] Includes any case, box container covering folder, receptacle, vessel, casket, bottle, wrapper, label, band, ticket, reel, frame, capsule, cap, lid, stopper

Pardon

the two convictions of offences (for which he had been doubly pardoned) of Mr. Adolf Beck, a remarkable case of mistaken identity. The Committee suggested quashing the conviction on motion by the Attorney-General and entering an acquittal

Pension

age pension by any person are-- (1)The person must have attained the age of seventy, or in the case of a blind person, the age of fifty. (2)The person must satisfy the pension authorities that for at

Power

person appointed by him should use his own discretion and act as he thought best. In the former case, it is a trust, whereas in the latter case, it is power. Powers may be general or limited

Issue

as would best answer the intention of the testator; and for the effect of the word in the case of a deed, see Norton on Deeds. Now the rule in Shelley's case (q.v.), having been abolished by

Resignation and voluntary retirement

Resignation and voluntary retirement, one of the basic distinctions between the two is that in the case of resignation, it can be tendered at any time but in the case of voluntary retirement, it can

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