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Annuity
trustees have actually provided money for the purpose of the purchase. Until then, as well as in the cases where there is a simple bequest of an annuity, or even where trustees are directed or authorized to
Amnesty
understood in common parlance, the word 'amnesty' is appropriate only where political prisoners are released and not in cases where those who have committed felonies and murders are pardoned, State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) v. Prem
Amends, tender of
tender of, was by many particular statutes made a defence in an action for a wrong, especially in cases where the wrong had been done by some public authority or person acting in pursuance of an (English)
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Ambiguis casibus semper presumitur pro rege
Ambiguis casibus semper presumitur pro rege [Lat.], In doubtful cases there is always a presumption in favour of the Crown.
Advocate
conduct of a suit or action. The term is at the present day confined to persons professionally conducting cases in Court, i.e., Barristers and Solicitors (q.v.). In the English Ecclesiastical and Admiralty Courts, until 1857, certain persons
Admeasurement, writ of
Admeasurement, writ of. It lay against persons who usurped more than their share, in the two following cases; admeasurement of dower, where the widow held from the heir more land, etc., as dower than rightly belonged
Prior
in the order of time former antecedent anterior previous as a prior discovery prior obligation used elliptically in cases like the following he lived alone in the time prior to his marriage
Abstract of title
the Law of Properties Act, 1925 (English), abstracts of title deduced after 1925 have become simplified in some cases, but the old rules relating to titles and the state of the title up to 1st January, 1926,
Progressive party
for presidential nominations direct election of United States senators womens suffrage and recall of judicial decisions in certain cases In 1924 the label was also adopted by the party supporting the presidential campaign of Robert M La
Shard borne
Borne on shards or scaly wing cases
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