Chapter 12 - Law Dictionary Search Results
Insurance
still further to restrain gambling by the (English) Marine Insurance (Gambling Policies) Act, 1908 (9 Edw. 7, c. 12), under which 'p.p.i.' (policy proof of interest) policies are prohibited. There is an ad valorem duty on policies
Copyhold
for the purpose of making roads or drains or erecting buildings or obtaining water, (English) L.P. Act, 1922, 12th Sched., s. 5. Notwithstanding enfranchisement copyholds were, until 1935, still subject until extinguishment to the manorial incidents: (1)
answer
claim : reply see also responsive pleading at pleading NOTE: In federal cases, answers are governed by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Under Rule 12, certain defenses (as lack of jurisdiction) may be
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offence has to be sworn before a justice of the peace: (Eng-lish) Indictable Offences Act, 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 42), s. 1 (where it is termed 'charge or complaint'), and Schd. A (where it is
jury
jury of American and English law most likely originated in early Anglo-Norman property proceedings, where a body of 12 knights or freemen who were from the area, and usually familiar with the parties, would take an oath
Downy woodpecker
of Central and Eastern U S and Canada It strongly resembles the hairy woodpecker but is smaller 6 12 compared with about 9 12 for the hairy it is common in suburban backyards
Dreadnought
A British battleship completed in 1906 1907 having an armament consisting of ten 12 inch guns mounted in turrets and of twenty four 12 pound quick fire guns for protection against torpedo
Accommodation
word 'accommodation' takes in both residential as well as non-residential building or part of a building. In s. 12 (1) (e) and (f), the expressions 'accommodation let for residential purposes' and 'accommodation let for non-residential purposes' are
Animals
c. 27), amended by the Act of 1912 (2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. 17), 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5, c. 14), and 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5, c. 27), various earlier statutes are repealed
Authority
by a principal to an agent e.g. authority to sign the contract, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 127. Means a right; an official or judicial command; also a legal power to do an act given by
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