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Act of God

agencies as opposed to human activities, constitute acts of God, and not merely those which attain an extraordinary degree of violence or are very unusual occurrence. The distinction is one of kind and not one of degree.

Kelvin

melting point of water at 760 mm pressure is 27315 Kelvins and the boiling point 37315 Kelvins One degree Kelvin is equal to one degree Centigrade and 95 degrees Fahrenheit

Inexpiably

In an inexpiable manner of degree to a degree that admits of no atonement

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Forefather

One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any degree but usually in a remote degree an ancestor

Essentially

In an essential manner or degree in an indispensable degree really as essentially different

Elative

lifted up a term applied to what is also called the absolute superlative denoting a high or intense degree of a quality but not excluding the idea that an equal degree may exist in other cases

Post, Writ of Entry in

52 Hen. 3, c. 29, which provided that when the number of alienations or descents exceeded the usual degrees, a new writ should be allowed, without any mention of degrees at all.

Relations

Relations, a general word meaning, prima facie, next-of-kin of any degree or, collquially, kindred of all degrees.

Joint-tenancy

of the estate by the survivorship of the tenants, the estate passing among the joint-owners without any perceptible degree of transition but the diminution of the number of persons to enjoy it. The last survivor now takes

Trespass

Sen, (2001) 6 SCC 512. Trespass, has been used by lawyers and laymen in three senses of varying degree of generality (1) In its widest and original signification it includes any wrongful act-any infringement or transgression of

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