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Public emergency and economic emergency

Public emergency and economic emergency, public emergency within the contemplation of this section is one which raises problems concerning the interest of the public safety, the sovereignty and

Ratification

the principal was not in existence at the time of the act, either in fact or in the contemplation of law as in the case of persons such as trustees in bankruptcy or personal repre-sentatives who acquire

Release

often given him. A release, however wide its terms, does not extend beyond the matters expressly in the contemplation of the parties, and every claim intended to be released should therefore be mentioned in the recitals. A

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Remoteness

the probable result of the defendant's conduct, nor such as can be shown to have been in his contemplation at the time, it will be excluded as too remote. Consult Maine on Damages, and see CAUSA CAUSANS.

Tenancy in Common

duration; hence the difference in the several modes of alienation and assurance by them. Each tenant-in-common has, in contemplation of law, a distinct tenement and a distinct freehold. Tenants-in-common hold by unity of possession, because neither of

Revocation of Will

the provisions of the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 177, the will has been made in contemplation of a particular marriage, Sallis v. Jones, 1936 P. 43.

Several

several would not be indicative of the fact that corruption which took place many years back was under contemplation, Kishore Chandra Patel v. State of Orissa, AIR 1993 Ori 259. [See also Orissa Special Courts Act (22

Prosecution

nominally the prosecutor. See titles PUBLIC PROSECUTOR and ADVOCATE, LORD. The word 'prosecution' as used in Article 20 contemplated a proceeding of a criminal nature either before a court or a judicial tribunal, Thomas Dana v. State

Point of orders

is primarily intended to determine the interpretation of the rules and regulations governing the meeting; it does not contemplate any discussion on any event, Surat Singh v. Kishori Lal, (1969) 2 SCC 487.

Person

in s. 4 of the Indian Partnership Act which has replaced s. 239 of the Indian Contract Act contemplates only natural or artificial, i.e., legal persons and therefore a firm, is not a person and as such

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