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Arrha

Arrha, short for arrhabo [fr. appabwv, Gk.], earnest, pledge, evidence of a completed bargain.

Collusive proceeding and fraudulent proceeding

mere sham, in a fraudulent suit it is real and earnest, Nagubai Ammal v. B. Shama Rao, (1956) SCR 451: AIR

Denarius Dei

Denarius Dei, God's penny, or earnest given and received by parties to contracts, etc., paid in

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Deposit

Deposit, money paid to a person as an earnest or security for the performance of some contract, especially a

Deposit pre-contract

pre-contract, means any sum paid by any person as an earnest of his intention to acquire an interest in land or

Godpenny

Godpenny, earnest money given to a servant when hired.

Festing-penny

Festing-penny [fr. festnian, Sax., to confirm], earnest given to servants when hired or retained in service.

Frauds, Statute of

except the buyer should accept part, or give something in earnest to bind bargain or in part payment, or some memorandum

Fresh suit, or Pursuit

Fresh suit, or Pursuit, such a present and earnest following a robber as never ceases from the time of

Preaching

of sermonizing also a sermon a public religious discourse serious earnest advice

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