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Cruelty

Geo. 5, c.19), s. 1. What constitute cruelty must depend upon the terms of this stature which provides: Either party to a marriage, whether solemnized before or after the commencement of this Act, may present a petition to

Exchange, Deed of

upon the pro-perty exchanged by the parties themselves to the deed was essential. The exchange was void if either party died before entry, for, under such cir-cumstances, the parties had no freehold in them, for the heir could

Audit

Audit, an examining of accounts. An audit may be either detailed or administrative, and is usually both. A detailed audit is a comparison of vouchers with entries of … usually both. A detailed audit is a comparison of vouchers with entries of payment, in order that the party whose accounts are audited may not debit his employer with payments not in fact made. An administrative audit

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Year to year, tenancy from

to it. But the tenancy is liable at anytime to be determined by a notice to quit from either party, which, where there is no agreement, or where the agreement is silent on that point, must be at

contract

entry ad·he·sion contract [ad-hē-zhən-] : contract of adhesion in this entry aleatory contract : a contract in which either party's performance is dependent on an uncertain event bilateral contract : a contract in which both parties have

Sufferance, Tenancy at

presume. As the party came to the possession by right, the law will esteem that right to continue either in point of estate or by the permission of the owner of the land till it is proved

Damages

or for the specific performance of any agreement, the same Court might award damages to the party injured, either in addition to or in substitution for such injunction or specific performance. This Act, in substance re-enacted by

Enrollment

Chancellor or Lords Justices of Appeal, it must have been enrolled. So also where a decree was pronounced either by the Master of the Rolls or one of the Vice-Chancellors, and the party, instead of appealing to

Retainer

document given by a solicitor to counsel, engaging the person who receives it to appear for a party, either in some particular suit or action in prospect (which is called a special retainer, or in all matters

Indemnity

any act of the person indemnified, which diminishes or destroys the right of the indemnifier against third parties, either destroys the right to an indemnity or reduces it proportionately; thus a landlord releasing a claim against his … sum of money is limited. As to implied indemnities and indemnities of sureties, see Chitty on Contracts; THIRD PARTY. As to indemnity between contractors in the case of accidents to workmen, see s. 6 of the (English)

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