Decree Nisi - Law Dictionary Search Results
Abstract of title
the proposed purchaser or mortgagee, who compares it with the original title-deeds, and makes requisitions (when necessary), in order to ascertain any important but undisclosed facts, to remedy any defects, or to dissipate any doubts or ambiguities.
Fee-simple
all feoffments and grants.' Prior to the (English) Conveyancing Act, 1881, the phrase universally adopted in deeds, in order to transfer a fee-simple absolute, was 'to A., his heirs and assigns for ever.' The word 'assigns,' however,
County Courts
25 Geo. 5, c. 53), which enacts as follows:' Area.--The area for each court is an fixed by order of the Lord Chancellor from time to time (s. 2). Judges.--The judges, who are appointed by the Lord
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prescription
prescription establishment of a claim, from Late Latin praescription- praescriptio, from Latin, act of writing at the beginning, order, from praescribere to write at the beginning, dictate, order; partly from Latin praescription- praescriptio order] 1 : acquisition
Reduction in rank
as a punishment and where no punishment is involved the Article had no application. Any variation in the order of seniority to the prejudice of an officer in the civil service could not give rise to a
Husband and wife
1 Ch 203, but the husband's liability ceased if, while the action was pending and before judgment, an order for judicial separation was obtained, Cuenod v. Leslie, (1909) 1 KB 880. As to torts in respect of
Open space
Works Facilities Act, 1930, s. 2; (English) also Local Government Act, 1933, s. 174, providing that a compulsory order for the acquisition of an open space is provisional only and must be confirmed by Parliament; and as
will
the employer have just cause for terminating an employee [could be discharged at will] vt 1 : to order or direct by will [ed that his money be given to charity] 2 : to dispose of by
Precedent
remove them, London Tramways Co. v. London County Council, 1898 AC 75. The deci-sions of a judge at Nisi Prius are not considered binding. The decisions of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council are not binding … law of importance arises in the trial of a case, the Judge or the Bench should passes an order that the papers be placed before the Chief Justice with a request to form a special or Full
Processing
alteration of the goods or material which is subjected to the act of processing. 'What is necessary in order to characterise an operation as 'processing' is that the commodity must, as a result of the operation, experience
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