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Court-baron

like, to bind such tenants as assented thereto, unless they were made by prescription or under an immemorial custom. These laws could never bind strangers. The penalty for the breach of a bye-law was in the nature

Curtesy of England

of issue, and consummated at the death of his wife. It is to be observed that by the custom of gavelkind, a husband may be tenant by the curtesy, without having had any issue by his wife.

Customary Court-baron

Customary Court-baron, a court which should be kept within the man or for which it is held. It may

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Cutpurse

of cutting purses; a common prctice when men wore their purses at their girdles, as was once the custom, See 8 Eliz. C. 4.

Darogah

Darogah, the chief native officer at a police, custom, or excise station, Indian.

Certificate

long been obsolete, took place in those cases in which the evidence of the person certifying was, by custom or otherwise, the only proper criterion of the point in dispute; see 3 Bl. Com. 333. As to

Cattle fair

and sellers in generally a place for sale and purchase of cattle at times or on occasions ordained custom, Municipal Committee v. State of Punjab, AIR 1969 SC 1100 (1104): (1969) 1 SCC 475. [Punjab Cattle Fairs

operations

financial transactions at a brokerage having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

Anhlote

Anhlote, a single tribute or tax, paid according to the custom of the country as scot and lot, Leges Wm. I. c. 64.

outside group

Of or pertaining to marriage outside a class or tribe in cultures where that is required by custom or law

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