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Lobster pot

a semi cylindrical structure made of wooden slats with openings formed of funnel shaped nets allowing lobsters to enter but impeding their exit It is also called a lobster trap

contract

contract [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com- with, together + trahere to draw] 1 : an agreement between

Obtrusive

Disposed to obtrude inclined to intrude or thrust ones self or ones opinions upon others or to enter uninvited forward pushing intrusive

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Exchange, Deed of

before entry, for, under such cir-cumstances, the parties had no freehold in them, for the heir could not enter and take as a purchaser, because he took under the deed, only by way of limitation in course

Cost-book mining companies

appoint an agent, commonly called a purser, for the purpose of managing the affairs of the mine, and enter in a book, called the cost book, the minutes of their proceedings, which are signed by all present.

Custom of the country

Custom of the country, in agriculture, that usage governing the relations of agricultural landlords and tenants which is considered to be incorporated in every farming lease or agreement unless it ibe expressly excluded therefrom. The most...

Debts and liabilities

Debts and liabilities, incurred under contracts enter into by him in s. 19(5) as a matter of construction, legal expenses property incurred by an administrator

Defeasance (defeasance)

Defeasance (defeasance) [fr. defaire, Fr., to undo], a collateral deed accompanying another, providing that upon the performance of certain matters an estate or interest created by such other deed shall be defeated and determined. A defeasance...

Domicilary visits

Domicilary visits, according to the plain meaning of the words 'domiciliary visits' the police authorities are authorised to enter the premises of the suspect, knock at the door and have it opened and search it for the

Domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium

Burdett v. Abbott, (1811) 14 East 157]; neither may a bailiff to distrain for rent, though he may enter through an open window [Crabtree v. Robinson, (1885) 15 QBD 312] or over a wall (Long v. Clarke,

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