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Covenant

Covenant [fr. Covenant, Fr.], any agreement, convention, or promise of two or more parties, by deed in writing, signed, sealed,...

Power of Attorney (Letter of Attorney), a writing usually, but not always necessarily, under seal authorizing another person, who is...

Settled land. For the purposes of the (English) Settled Land Acts, 1882-1890, 'settled land' meant land, and any estate and...

Universal agent, one who is appointed to do all the acts which the principal can personally do and which he...

Specific performance. Equity, in obedience to the cardinal rule of natural justice that a person should perform his agreement enforces,...

New trial. If any defect of judgment happen from causes wholly extrinsic, i.e., arising from matters foreign to or dethors...

Fines in copyholds. A fine which is preserved by 12 Car. 2, c. 24, s. 6, is a sum of...

Anticipation, doing or taking a thing before the appointed time. For anticipation of an invention see PATENTS. A married woman...

Criminal contempt, any act done or writing published which is calculated to bring a Court or a Judge into contempt,...

Drunkenness, intoxication with strong liquor; habit-ual inebriety. A contract made by a person when so drunk as to be unable...