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Electoral franchise
of another or for any lives whatsoever, or for any larger estate, if of not less than 5l. clear yearly value; or (ii) was entitled as lessee or assignee to the unexpired residue of a term of
knowledge
fundamentally differs from intent in being grounded in awareness rather than purpose. ac·tu·al knowledge 1 : direct and clear awareness (as of a fact or condition) [the bank had actual knowledge that the name and account number … of a bankruptcy proceeding) [ruled that the employer did not have actual notice or actual knowledge within 90 days] con·struc·tive knowledge : knowledge (as of a condition or fact) that one using ordinary care or diligence would
Factory
(English) Steam Whistles Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 61). From the definition of 'factory' it is clear that it must be a premises where a manufacturing process is carried on, Workmen of Delhi Electric Supply
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Magna Carta
against the said sureties.' This order of enforcing Crown debts from debtors and their sureties appears to be clear and satisfactory. It is the prerogative of the Crown to claim priority for taxes and penalties before all … ward, and from destroying his tenants, a plain indication of the wretched condition of the serfs in those days; chapter five compelled such guardians to keep in repair such lands; and chapter six, that such heirs should
Jury
the earliest Anglo-Saxon times. One of the judicial customs of the Saxons was that a man might be cleared of an accusation of certain crimes, if an appointed number of persons (juratores, or more properly compurgatores) came
Insurance
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. … premium; and it is usual for the office, by way of indulgence, to allow a period of fifteen days or longer after the expiration of each year for the payment of the premium for the next year;
Stakeholder
and 180-Wolst. & Ch. Conveyancing Statutes, 12th Edn., p. 724. Apart from a special stipulation, it is not clear that a stakeholder converting the deposit into the property of either party before determination of the event is
Burglary
1896]. The question whether and how far it is justifiable to kill a burglar is by no means clear. If violence on the part of the burglar be reasonably apprehended, it is not murder to shoot him
Custom of the country
the compensation money is generally, almost universally, paid by the incoming to the outgoing tenant, but it is clear law (1) that the landlord himself is liable to the outgoing tenant, Faviell v. Gaskoin, (1852) 21 LJ
Demurrage
for her sailing. It is usually stipulated in charter-parties and bills of lading, that a certain number of days, called running or working or lay days, shall be allowed for receiving or discharging the cargo, and that … or owners, or crew of the vessel. The claim for demurrage ceases as soon as the ship is cleared out and ready for sailing, though she should be detained by adverse winds or tempestuous weather. It is
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