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Service and cadre

cadre, according to the scheme of the Rules, 'Service' is a narrower body than the 'Cadre'. By the definition contained in r. 2(d), membership of the Service is limited to persons who are appointed in a substantive … Service and cadre, according to the scheme of the Rules, 'Service' is a narrower body than the 'Cadre'. By the definition contained in r. 2(d), membership of the Service is limited to persons

Seisin

to the possession of an estate of freehold. Possession of a freehold estate in land; ownership, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1362. There is a seisin in deed, as when an actual possession is taken; or … now confined to the possession of an estate of freehold. Possession of a freehold estate in land; ownership, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1362. There is a seisin in deed, as when an actual possession is

Overcrowding

(English) Housing Act, 1936 (26 Geo. 5 and 1 Edw. 8), s. 58, it is provided that a dwelling-house shall (subject to the provisions of the Act) be deemed for the purposes of the Act to be … Overcrowding. By Part IV. of the (English) Housing Act, 1936 (26 Geo. 5 and 1 Edw. 8), s. 58, it

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Notice to quit

be invariably followed in all cases, except where there is some special agreement between the parties to a different effect, or where a particular local custom intervenes, or where the (English) Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923, applies, in … Notice to quit. Where there is a tenancy from year to year subsisting, it can only be put an end to by notice to quit, which may be given by either party, and must be

Income-tax

Income-tax, a tax of so much in the pound of income, under five classifications, according as derived from (A) ownership of land or houses, etc., (B) occupation of land or houses, etc., (C) dividends from

Dealer

Dealer, in relation to any dangerous machine or any part thereof, means a person who, or a firm or … a person who, or a firm or a Hindu undivided family which, carries on, directly or otherwise, the business of buying, selling, supplying or distributing any dangerous machine or any part thereof, whether for cash or for

agreement

agreement 1 a : the act or fact of agreeing [by mutual ] b : unity of opinion, understanding, or intent ;esp : the mutual assent of contracting parties to the same … the contracting parties as represented explicitly by their language or implicitly by other circumstances (as a course of dealings). 2 a : an expression (as a settlement, covenant, or contract) of the intent or willingness of two

Chattels or catals

and not only to these but to whatsoever was not a fief or feud or, at a later date, in the nature of freehold or parcel of it. The distinction in the class of chattels survives in … catals [fr. Catalla, Lat.; chatel, Fr.; chaptel, Old Fr.]. The word 'catalla' among the Normans primarily signified only beasts of husbandry or, as they are still called, cattle, but in a secondary sense the term was extended

open

knowledge : free from concealment [an , notorious, continuous, and adverse use of the property] [an and obvious danger] NOTE: When a defect, hazard, or condition is open such that a reasonable person under the circumstances should … or condition is open such that a reasonable person under the circumstances should have recognized the danger posed by it, a defendant is usually relieved of liability for failure to warn. 2 : not restricted to a

market

which a security or commodity is currently selling : market price 2 a : a geographical area of demand for commodities or services [seeking new foreign s] b : a formal organized system enabling the transaction of

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