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Mischief
the destruction of any property or any such change in the property or in the situation thereof as destroys or diminishes its value or utility or affects it injuriously commits mischief. (See Indian Penal Code, s. 425).
Limited owner
to possess, actual or constructive, power to enjoy, that is to determine manner of use extending even to destroying, right to alienate, transfer or dispose of etc. Any restriction or limitation on exercise of these rights may
Lost document
a document is proved by the production of the original, but on proof that a document has been destroyed, or cannot be found after a proper search made, it may be proved by the 'secondary evidence' of
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Multitudo imperitorum perdit curiam
Multitudo imperitorum perdit curiam. 2 Inst. 219.-(A multitude of ignorant persons destroys a Court.)
Materially altered
expression 'materially altered' means a substantial change in the character form and the structure of the building without destroying its identity. It means that the nature and character of change or alteration of the building must be
Merger
The principle is the same in both surrender and merger; the lease is absorbed by the reversion and destroyed. For merger to be effective, the lease and the reversion must be vested in the same person in
Hunting
trapping, driving or baiting any wild or captive animal and every attempt to do so; (c) injuring or destroying or taking any part of the body of any such animal or, in the case of wild birds
Eodem modo quo quid constituitur, eodem modo destruitur
quid constituitur, eodem modo destruitur [Lat.], In the same way in which any-thing is constituted, it may be destroyed.
Heir
the contingency of some nearer heir being born; as a brother or nephew, whose presumptive succession may be destroyed by the birth of a child; or a daughter, whose present hopes may be hereafter cut off by
Guaranty, or Guarantee
often release him, e.g., he will be discharged if his rights against the debtor are affected, disturbed or destroyed by any agreement between the creditor and debtor without his privity, such as if time is given by
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