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Frauds, Statute of

making the same, or their agents lawfully authorized by writing, have the effect of leases at will only, except in the case of a lease taking effect in possession for not more than three years, at the

Exchequer, Court of

two divisions, a Court of Revenue, and a Court of Common Law, having also an equitable jurisdiction, which, except when it sat as a Court of Revenue was transferred to the Court of Chancery by 5 Vict.

Deprivation

any preferment which he holds and is qualification from holding any or any other preferment in the future except as stated below, Halsbury's Laws of England 14, para 1373, p. 780. In India, a person can be

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Default summons

is only applicable to liquidated demands between 2l. and 10l., and is not available against a working-class defendant, except in the case of a trade debt, where the claim exceeds 5l. The plaintiff can sign judgment after

Curtesy of England

tenant for life. All persons capable of taking freehold estates maybe tenants by the curtesy; but aliens cannot, except under the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914, nor felons (Co. Litt. 30 b, n. 7),

Consideration

these purposes varies with the nature of the transaction and in the absence of consideration the Courts will, except in the case of simple contract, accept other evidence from which intention will be inferred. A simple contract,

Chemical weapons

Chemical weapons, 'chemical weapons' means,--(i) the toxic chemicals and their precursors, except where intended for--(a) industrial, agricultural research, medical, pharmaceutical or other peaceful purposes; (b) protective purposes, namely those purposes

Cereals

Cereals, the Act extends to home-grown cereals, that is, cereals grown in the United Kingdom being wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize, triticale, rapeseed, linseed, soyabean or sunflower-seed; that definition, however, may be extended by order to...

Calendar month

of 30 days in April, June, September, and November; of 31 days in the remainder of the months, except February, which consists of 28 days, except in leap-year, when the intercalary day is added, making 29 days.

Benefice

[fr. beneficium, M. Lat., a kindness], an ecclesiastical living and promotion, a rectory or vicarage: all church preferments except bishoprics; also a fief in the feudal system. See s. 13(1) of the (English) Benefices Act, 1898 (61

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