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Bank-book

Bank-book, a small book kept by a bank for a customer, showing the state of his account with it; otherwise termed a 'Pass-book.' A pass-book passing to and from

Away-going, or Way-going crops

the contact, but, where that is not the case, he is generally entitled to do so by local custom or usage; such custom or usage has been held to be reasonable and valid, see Wigglesworth v. Dallison,

Cheque

the act affords the banker protection when 'in good faith and without negligence he receives payment for a customer of a cheque crossed generally or specially to himself and the customer has no title or a defective

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Common quality

caste of community of Ahmedabad whether as natives or as being admitted to that caste or community under custom or usage. The mere fact that a person of the Rana community who is not an original native

Consuetudo ex erta causa rationabili usitata privat communem legem

Consuetudo ex erta causa rationabili usitata privat communem legem. A custom based upon a certain reasonable cause supersedes the Common Law. See CUSTOM.

Days of grace

for the payment of his bill of exchange. It was originally a gratuitous favour (hence the name), but custom has rendered it a legal right. The number of these days varies according to the ancient custom or

Episcopus puerorum

Episcopus puerorum. It was an old custom that upon certain feasts some lay person should plait his hair and put on the garments of a

accounts receivable

accounts receivable Money due from your customers. Your accounts receivable balance equals the dollar amount of sales that you have made to your customers on

Ply

Ply, connotes the going of to and fro between pleas regularly for customs, Chiranjitlal Kallu Ram v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1968 All 349. The word 'ply' according to its

Obstruction

Obstruction, a wider meaning than mere physical obstruction. Any tangible or identifiable, obstruc-tion would also satisfy the requirement of s. 16 of the Telegraph Act, 1885, Arammanavara Aswathappa v. Karnataka Electricity Board, AIR 1987 Kar 282...

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