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Appearance
Appearance, means a coming into court as a party or interested person, or as a lawyer on behalf of a party or interested person, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 95. An appearance may be expressly...
Assessing Officer
or the Assistant Commissioner or the Income-tax Officer who is vested with the relevant jurisdiction by virtue of directions or orders issued under sub-s. (1) or sub-s. (2) of s. 120 or any other provision of the
Bailment
to which the law usually attaches an obligation to redeliver the goods, or otherwise deal with them as directed, when the condition is satisfied; but there may be in particular cases a bailment without an enforceable obligation,
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Bill in Chancery, or Bill in Equity
Bill in Chancery, or Bill in Equity, a printed or written statement of a plaintiff's case, in the nature of a petition to the Court, praying for some redress. For the descriptions of the several bills,...
Censure
Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. Is only a recorded warning and does not constitute punishment and, therefore, the directions contained in the circular in relation to imposition of minor penalty would not apply and the tribunal was
Census
27), and the Census (Ireland) Act, 1910. The Census Act,1920, provides that a census maybe taken, if so directed by an Order in Council, at any time, provided that five years have elapsed since the last census,
Civil Law
receive, signifies a compendium of the law. Tribonian received the imperial command De Conceptione Digestorum, A.D. 530, with directions to choose his colleagues; and seventeen were ultimately appointed with absolute power to make such use of preceding
Coca derivative
Coca derivative, means-- (a) crude cocaine, that is, any extract of coca leaf which can be used, directly or indirectly, for the manufacture of cocaine; (b) ecgonine and all the derivatives of ecgonine from which it
Confirmation of Bishop
and chapter under the king's letter missive prior to the consecration of the bishop by the archbishop, as directed (see CONGE D'ESLIRE) by 25 Hen. 8, c. 20. It was undecided, from1848 to 1902, whether this ceremony
Address
Address, a petition, also a place of business or residence. Means to speak, write or otherwise communicate directly to, to deliver a prepared or formal speech to; a formal statement of policy of opinion by a
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