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d.b.n.

d.b.n. de bonis non

reduce

into a chose in possession [enforcement action sought to to possession her property interest in the…determination of money damages "Haynes v. Contat, 643 N.E.2d 941 (1994)"] b : to convert by enforcement through litigation [may his claim

breach

: a violation in the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by a promise, duty, or law without excuse or justification breach of duty : a breach of a duty esp. by a … breach 1 a : a violation in the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by … to conform to the seller's description or by a defect in title) NOTE: A seller may be liable for a breach of warranty even without

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administer

-is·ter·ing vt 1 : to manage the affairs of (as a government or agency) 2 a : to direct or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of [ a trust fund] b : to settle (an estate) … administrator or executor 3 a : to give ritually [ an oath] b : to give (as a narcotic) for the purpose of ingesting vi 1 : to perform the office of an administrator or executor 2

descend

descend : to pass by inheritance de·scen·di·bil·i·ty [-sen-də-bi-lə-tē] n de·scend·ible [-sen-də-bəl] adj

dis

A prefix from the Latin whence F deacutes or sometimes deacute dis The Latin dis appears as di before b d g l m n r

Ex

signification It becomes ef before f as in effuse The form e occurs instead of ex before b d g l m n r and v as in ebullient emanate enormous etc In words from the French

unsound

: not mentally normal : not wholly sane [of mind] c : not firmly made, placed, or fixed d : not valid or true [an argument] un·sound·ly adv un·sound·ness n … unsound : not sound: as a : not healthy or whole b : not mentally normal : not wholly sane [of mind] c : not firmly made, placed, or fixed

Reasonable grounds

Reasonable grounds, means something more than prima facie grounds. It contemplates substantial probable causes for believing that the accused is not guilty of the alleged offence. The reasonable belief contemplated in the provision requires … means something more than prima facie grounds. It contemplates substantial probable causes for believing that the accused is not guilty of the alleged offence. The reasonable belief contemplated in the provision requires existence of such facts and

Person

Sadhukhan v. Commissioner of Excess Profit Tax, West Bengal, AIR 1953 SC 516. According to company law it does not mean an unregistered firm, Firm Pannaji v. Devichand Kapurchand, 99 IC 640. Person, does not include court, … a Hindu Undivided Family is a person, Kshetra Mohan-Sannyasi Charan Sadhukhan v. Commissioner of Excess Profit Tax, West Bengal, AIR 1953 SC 516. According to company law it does not mean an unregistered firm, Firm Pannaji v. … West Bengal, AIR 1953 SC 516. According to company law it does not mean an unregistered firm, Firm Pannaji v. Devichand Kapurchand, 99 IC 640.

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