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Traditions

Traditions, Traditions are doctrines, customs, practices, beliefs and usages which are handed down from generation to generation. One of the traditions of the

To be concerned in

concerned in, means 'to take part in or to be related to', Sitaram Agarwalla v. Additional Collector of Customs, Calcutta, AIR 1960 Cal 676 (679). [Sea Customs Act, 1878, s. 167(8)]

Pet animals

a 'pet' of that person and may be called a 'pet animal', Shaikah Mohd. Omer v. Collector of Customs, AIR 1971 SC 293 (295). [Customs Act, 1878 (Since repealed), s. 75]

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Allowance

nature of the packages in which they are inclosed, and which are regulated in most instances by the custom of merchants, and the rules laid down by public offices. These allowances, as they are termed are distinguished

Court-leet

institution of Alfred, were all mutually pledged for the good behaviour of each other. It was anciently the custom to summon all the king's subjects, as they respectively grew to years of discretion and strength, to come

Crossed cheques

payment of a crossed cheque within the meaning of s. 82 of the Act of 1882 for a customer, notwithstanding that he credits his customer's account with the amount of the cheque before receiving payment thereof, though

Heirloom

(See Oxford English Dictionary). Heirlooms were articles which either from their connection with real estate or by special custom, formerly passed, on the death of the ancestor, to the heir. They were connected in this manner with

Lapping

Lapping, means an embezzlement technique by which an employee takes funds from one customer's accounts receivable and covers it by using a second customer's payment to pay the first account, then a

Optimus interpres rerum usus

Optimus interpres rerum usus [Lat.], the best interpreter of things is usage. --2 Inst. 282, (Custom is the best interpreter of things.) See Broom's Leg. Max. Similarly Optimus legum interpres consuetudo. 4 Inst. 75, (Custom is...

Shebaitship

of the usufruct, the mode of enjoyment; and the amount of the usufruct depending again on usage and custom, if not devised by the founder. Shebaitship being property, it devolves like any other species of heritable property.

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