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Hypothecation

possession and sell the hypothecated movables to recover his dues. There is no 'entrustment of the property' or entrust-ment of dominion over the property by the hypo-thecatee (creditor) to the hypothecator (debtor) in an hypothecation, Indian Oil

Executive

the body, by whatever name called, to which the management of the affairs of the trade union is entrusted. [Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, s. 2 (gg)] It means the body, by whatever name called, to which the

Factor

differs from a broker in this, and he may buy and sell in his own name, and is entrusted with the possession and disposal of the goods, and has a special property in, and a lien on,

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Consignor

a railway receipt as consignor, by whom or on whose behalf goods covered by the railway receipt are entrusted to a railway administration for carriage. [Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), s. 2 (10)] (ii) means the

Consignment

called the consignor, and the person to whom they are sent is called the consignee. (ii) means goods entrusted to a railway administra-tion for carriage. [Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), s. 2 (9)] (iii) means the

lapping

lapping [gerund of lap to overlap] : the practice of misappropriating entrusted funds and then covering up the act by using other entrusted funds or funds subsequently received in a

Common employment

by reason of the negligence of any person in the service of the employer who has any superintendence entrusted to him whilst in the exercise of such superintendence; or (iii) by reason of the negligence of any

trustee

trustee 1 : one to whom something is entrusted : one trusted to keep or administer something: as a : a member of a board entrusted with

Minister

one who acts not by an inherent authority, but under another. In politics, one to whom a sovereign entrusts the administration of government. In Great Britain, the word ministry is used as a collective noun for the

Mercantile agent

to raise money on the security of goods.' A mercantile agent has implied authority to pledge the goods entrusted to him, Weiner v. Harris, (1910) 1 KB 285. See also Weiner v. Gill, (1906) 2 KB 574;

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