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Oath
[fr. ath, Sax.], an appeal to God to witness the truth of a statement. It is called a corporal oath, where a witness, when he swears, places his right hand on the Holy Evangelists. The Christian religion,
Occupancy
s. 3, that an estate pur autre vie, of whatever tenure, and whether it be an incorporeal or corporeal hereditament, may in all cases be devised by will, and, by s. 6, that if no disposition by
Office practice
involves handling matters outside of court, such as negotiating and drafting contracts, preparing wills and trusts, setting up corporations and partner-ships, and advising on tax or employment issues, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1113.
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London
see 3 Hallam, Mid. Ages, p. 219. The 'city' of London, which is not subject to the Municipal Corporations Act, contains only 671 acres and is divided into twenty-six wards, over each of which there is an
Ordnance survey
of Agriculture and Fisheries Acts, 1889 to 1919. For statutory determination of distance by ordnance map, see Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, s. 231, and for definition of 'ordnance map, see Interpre-tation Act, 1889, s. 25. For the
Pardon
of a pardon is to make the offender a new man (novus homo), to acquit him of all corporal penalties and forfeitures annexed to the offence pardoned, and not so much to restore his former as to
Parish Council
the 1933 Act, likewise. The main duty of parish councils is to manage parish property. They are bodies corporate, having power to hold land without any license in mortmain, and to acquire by agreement land for recreation
Peculiar
which are places wherein, by ancient compositions, the bishops have parted with their jurisdiction as ordinaries to these corporations. See Parham v. Templer, (1820) 3 Phill Ec Rep P. 245; Tomlins' Law Dict.
Peremptory mandamus
MANDAMUS; and as to 'peremptory mandamus' in the first instance, to hold a municipal election, see (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, s. 225 (8), repealed by the Local Government Act, 1933.
Performance guarantee
other agreements guaranteed in certain performance on behalf of government departments, public sector undertakings, local authorities, statutory boards, corporations and cooperative institutions. [West Bengal Ceiling on Government Guarantees Act, 2001, s. 2(d)]
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