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Paper Money
Paper Money, bank notes, bills of exchange, and promissory notes. On the outbreak of the war with Germany in August, 1914, the government issued currency notes for 1l. and 10s. respectively to a considerable amount. The...
Fealty
Fealty [fr. fidelitas, Lat.; feaulte, Fr.], the special oath of fidelity or mutual bond of obligation between a lord and his tenant; the general oath being the allegiance performed by every subject to his sovereign, but...
Forcible entry
Forcible entry is the entering upon any land or tenement with a strong hand, or in a violent manner, in order to take possession. There may be a forcible entry although no actual force is used,...
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Fraud
Fraud, a fraud is an act of deliberate deception with the design of securing something by taking unfair advantage of another. It is a deception in order to gain by another's loss. It is a cheating...
Goodwill
Goodwill, may be the whole advantage belonging to the firm, its reputation as also connection thereof. It, thus, means that every affirmative advantage as contrasted with negative advantage that has been acquired in carrying on the...
Heritable Jurisdiction
Heritable Jurisdiction, grants of criminal jurisdic-tion, anciently bestowed on great families in Scotland, with a view to the more easy administra-tion of justice. Abolished by 20 Geo. 2, c. 43.
Leading question
Leading question, a question which suggests to a witness the answer which the party examining desires. Any question suggesting the answer which the person putting it wishes or expects to receive is called a leading question...
Merit
Merit, 'Merit' consists of a high degree of intelligence coupled with a keen and incisive mind, sound knowledge of the basic subjects and infinite capacity for hard work and also calls for a sense of social...
Milk
Milk. As to the sale of unwholesome milk, see (English) Public Health Act, 1875, ss. 116-119; and see, generally, (English) Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, under which sampling powers are given and power to analyse...
Natural justice
Natural justice, the aim of the rules of natural justice is to secure justice or to put it negatively to prevent miscarriage of justice. These rules can operate only in areas not covered by any law...
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