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trust

legal title in the hands of trustees, and officers having duties of management called also common-law trust Massachusetts trust NOTE: A

Officer

invested with the authority and is required to perform the duties incidental to an office in an officer, B. Veeraswamy v.

Wilful

Wilful, deliberate conduct of a person who is a free agent, knows that he is doing and intends to do...

Public servant

pay or salary of the same and must discharge his duties in accordance with the rules and regulations made by the

Public Authorities, Protection of

which applies to common law as well as to statutory duties, to individuals as well as to public authorities, and to

Pawn or Pledge

pignoris causa. As to the pledgee or pawnee's rights and duties: The pawnee acquires, in virtue of the pawn, a special

Misconduct in office

unlawful behaviour by a public office in relation to the duties of his office, willful in character. Terms embraces acts which

Excise

[fr. acciis, Dut.; excisum, Lat.], the name given to the duties or taxes laid on certain articles produced and consumed at

Disposition

Disposition, giving away or giving up by a person of something which was his own, Commissioner of Gift Tax v....

Adoption

or interest as a child of the adopter. The death duties in respect of any interest in property under any disposition

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