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injunction

injunction [Middle French injonction, from Late Latin injunction- injunctio, from Latin injungere to enjoin, from in- in + jungere to join] : an equitable remedy in the form of a court order

Fast-day

every person offending in the premises, and to punish offenders by the censures of the Church, and to enjoin them such penance as shall be to the spiritual judge by his discretion thought meet and convenient. 2

Hote

To command to enjoin

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praecipe

why he or she should not, from Latin praecipe, imperative of praecipere to give rules or precepts, admonish, enjoin] : a written request for an action (as the issuing of a writ of execution) from a party

mandate

mandate [Latin mandatum, from neuter of mandatus, past participle of mandare to entrust, enjoin, probably irregularly from manus hand + -dere to put] 1 a : a formal communication from a reviewing

Trust

sense of justice on which he relies. When the testator recommends, but adds that he does not absolutely enjoin, it is clear that the expressions are to be taken as prectory only, and not imperative. If it

Institutions

University Act, 1994 (58 of 1994), s. 2(l)] Used in several senses: e.g. (1) Laws, rites, and ceremonies enjoined by authority, as permanent rules of conduct or of government. (2) A commit-ment of the cure of souls

Jactitation

a reputation of their marriage may ensue. The party injured sues for the purpose of having perpetual silence enjoined upon the unjustifiable boaster. See Thompson v. Rourke, 1893 P. 70.

Mahr (dower)

a necessary effect of marriage. To use the language of the Hedaya, 'the payment of dower (mahr) is enjoined by the law merely as a token of respect for its object (the woman), wherefore the mention of

Name and arms clause

Name and arms clause, a clause enjoining persons on whom property or estates are settled, either by deed or will, to take and use the

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