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Shunt valve

A valve permitting a fluid under pressure an easier avenue of escape than normally specif a valve actuated by the governor used in one system of marine engine governing to

are, by the Vagrancy Act, 1824, s. 5, to be deemed 'incorrigible rogues' under the Act:-(1) Every person escaping out of any place of legal confinement before the expiration of the term for which he shall have

Straw, Man of

unless the Stannaries Act, 1869, s. 35, applies; and see CONTRIBUTORY. Likewise the assignee o a lease may escape liability on the covenants after assignment by 'assigning over' to a man of straw.

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the Constitution. There does not seem to be any ambiguity in this matter and there is, therefore, no escape from the position that Bellary Municipal Council in the city of Bellary which was a local authority within

Sanctuary

or the Savoy, within forty days, on confession and taking oath of abjuration of the realm (see ABJURATION), escape to a foreign country, under the disability of not being able to return without the royal licence. If

Retrenchment

the words 'for any reason whatsoever' are understood to mean what they plainly say it is difficult to escape the conclusion that the expression 'retrenchment' must include every termination of the service of a work-man by an

Rescue

has been dealt with in by a number of Statutes from 23 Edw. 1. Aiding a prisoner to escape is a felony by the Prison Act, 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 126), s. 37. See Archbold's

Rem, information in

process was adopted in order to secure such forfeited goods for the public use, though the offender had escaped justice. See 18 & 19 Vict. c. 90 as to the Crown paying costs. See now ACTION. Consult

Reason to believe

the belief that the whole or any part of the turnover of a dealer has, for any reason, escaped assessment to tax for some reason. If such a basis exists, the assessing authority can proceed in the

Perils of the sea

dangers and accidents of the seas'), rats gnawed a hole in a pipe on board ship, whereby sea-water escaped and damaged a cargo of rice, without neglect or default on the part of the shipowners or their

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