Declinate - Law Dictionary Search Results
Malikana
has made a settlement with another person when the proprietory has neglected to pay his revenue or has declined to come in and make settlement or to accede to the rate at which the lands are assessed.
Insurance
institutions of long standing, but since the alteration of the law in 1824, appear to be on the decline. The formation originated in a two-fold reason: 1st, that the underwriters charged premiums more than commensurate with the
Lottery
word competition,' and one of the successful competitors suing him for his proportion of the prize, Stirling, J., declined to assist the plaintiff, and ordered the 20,000l. which had been brought in to Court to be paid
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Letters of marque
'Privateering is and remains abolished.' The United States of America were invited to accede to this declaration, but declined.
Impacted area
an influx of federal employees who are working on a federal project or activity, but the tax revenue declines due to the U.S. Government's immunity from local taxes, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 754.
Blasphemy
to establish that the lectures were illegal was a good defence. the Court of Appeal, however, has recently declined to follow this case; see Re Bowman, (1915) 2 Ch 447. Consult Odgers on Libel and Slander, 6th
Sink
To fall by or as by the force of gravity to descend lower and lower to decline gradually to subside as a stone sinks in water waves rise and sink the sun sinks in the
Passive resisters
a protest against the expenditure of a local authority in connection with an object of which they disapprove, decline to pay that part of a rate attributable to such expenditure, and by such 'passive resistance' force the
Passengers
from tempest or enemies, to lend their assistance for the general safety; and in the event of their declining, may be punished for disobedience. This principle has been recognized in several cases; but as the authority arises
Shakeout
an elimination of weak or non-productive businesses in an industry, especially, during a period of intense competition or declining prices, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1379
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