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Stevedore

of commodities, AIR 1965 Ker 239 (240). A person employed in loading and unloading of vessels, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1426. Stevedore, is a workman employed either as an overseer or a labourer in the … Stevedore [fr. estivar,Sp., to stow], a person employed to stow a cargo on board a ship. See the (English) Merchant Shipping (Stevedores and Trimmers) Act, 1911. --a stevedore is a mere handler

Stockholder

and (iv) any other person identified by the Authority: Which participate in any manner in activities related to disaster management. [Gujarat State Disaster Management Act, 2003, s. 2(u)] The expression 'stockholder' has been defined in the Order … Government; (ii) any statutory functionary; (iii) voluntary agencies including foreign voluntary agencies, and (iv) any other person identified by the Authority: Which participate in any manner in activities related to disaster management. [Gujarat State Disaster Management Act,

Trade description

or (d) as to the material of which any goods are composed, or (e) as to any goods being the subject of an existing patent, privilege, or copyright, and the use of any figure, word, or mark … Trade description, means 'any description, state-ment, or other indication, direct or indirect, (a) as to the number, quantity, measure, gauge,

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Trust instrument

s. 9, includes in relation to settled land, any instruments whereby the trusts of the settled land are declared other than a vesting instrument or vesting conveyance. By s. 4 (ibid.), the trust instrument constituting a settlement … instruments whereby the trusts of the settled land are declared other than a vesting instrument or vesting conveyance. By s. 4 (ibid.), the trust instrument constituting a settlement must, if made after 1925: (a) declare the trusts

Duly licensed

Duly licensed, means (a) he does not hold a licence, (b) he holds a fake licence, (c) he holds

Embring days or ember days

Embring days or ember days [fr. embers; cineres, Lat., because our ancestors, when they fasted, sat in ashes, or strewed … Embring days or ember days [fr. embers; cineres, Lat., because our ancestors, when they fasted, sat in ashes, or strewed them on their heads], those days which the

statute of frauds

frauds 1 often cap S&F a : a state law modeled on the English Statute of Frauds or dealing with the enforcement and requirements of agreements in particular circumstances see also Statute of Frauds in the Important … Important Laws section compare main purpose rule part performance at performance NOTE: There are many statutes of frauds, but use of the term often implies a single entity. This is at least partially due to the great

Development work

Development work, construction of the under-ground market is not intended and meant to destroy the intrinsic character of a … of the under-ground market is not intended and meant to destroy the intrinsic character of a public park but on the contrary, the scheme is to re-locate and re-develop the park as a public park as a

revoke

revoke re·voked re·vok·ing : to annul by recalling or taking back: as a : to destroy the effectiveness of (a will) by executing another or by an act of destruction (as tearing or crossing … revoke re·voked re·vok·ing : to annul by recalling or taking back: as a : to destroy the effectiveness of (a will) by executing another or

absorb

absorb 1 : to make (a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution) applicable to the states 2 a : to bear or assume the burden of [expenses

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