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Year-books, or Books of years and terms

protho-notaries or chief scribes of the courts, at the expense of the Crown, and published annually; hence their denomination. The Year-books are valuable as documents of progressive law, although they have not been classified or digested in

Trinoda necessitas

Trinoda necessitas. Under this denomination are comprised three distinct imposts, to which all landed possessions, not excepting those of the church, were subject,

To the extent of the contravention

or juridical and, under Part III, they inhere even in fluctuating bodies like linguistic or religious minorities or denominations, State of Gujarat v. Ambica Mills Ltd., AIR 1974 SC 1300: (1974) 4 SCC 656: (1974) 3 SCR

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Terms for years

Terms for years. An estate for years is denominated a term, because its enjoyment is strictly fixed, for by 'term' is meant not only the interest which

Tail

the wish of his father, the tenant for life, the legislature has introduced a reasonable but unaccountable agent, denominated 'the protector of the settlement,' who is, in many respects, but not in all (as will presently be

Spinster

side of the family is termed the 'spindle-side,' in contradistinction to the agnate or husband's side, which is denominated the 'spear' or 'sword-side.' The armorial bearings of the families of widows and spinsters are painted on this

Shilling

afterwards it represented 16d. and often 20d. In the reign of the Conqueror it was of the same denominative value as at this day, Domesday

Sect

Sect, it represents a religious denomination and also sub-division of that religious community or section of the electorate, Hari Ram Sri Harpesh v. Election

Original Writ or Original

CASE. The following original writs were issued, not ex debito justiti', but ex mera gratia, and were some-times denominated discretionary writs: De ventre inspiciendo; supplicavit; certiorari; prohibition; writs of error in criminal cases: ad quod domnum; scire

Foras

It indicates the rent or revenue derived from outlying lands. The whole island of Bombay fell under that denomination when under Portuguese rule, being then a mere outlying dependency of Bassein. Subsequently the term 'foras' was, for

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