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Reprobation
Reprobation, denotes the act of raising an objection or exception, as to the competency of a witness or the sufficiency of evidence, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p.
Reception order
of unsound mind so found by inquisition, can be received or detained as a per-son of unsound mind except under the authority of (1) a reception order, or (2) an urgency order (q.v.), or (3) a summary
Jus
independent states. This division had, however, no practical application, and must be viewed merely as a curious theory, except so far as positive law, which may be said to be the expression of speciali-zed requirements traceable to
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Domestics
Jackson, 39 TLR 400. See MASTER AND SERVANT. For the purposes of Unemployment Insurance, employment in domestic service, except where the employed in any trade or business carried on for the purpose of gain, is an excepted
International Law
of Laws): It is plain that the laws of one country can have no intrinsic force, proprio vigore, except within the territorial limits and jurisdiction of that country. They can bind only its own subjects and others
Adoption
such money or reward. The effect of the order is to place the adopted child for all purposes except as mentioned below in the position of a child as if born to the adopter in lawful wedlock,
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.
Boiler Explosions Act
and so were some boiler explosions in mines, but an amending 'Boiler Explosions Act, 1890,' repeals these exemptions, except those for Crown and domestic boilers. A pipe may be a 'boiler' within this Act, R. v. Commissioners,
Bill of Exchange
C.J., in Goodwin v. Robarts, (1855) L.R. 10 Ex. 337 (346).) The whole law of bills of exchange, except so far as relates to stamps and other small matters, is 'codified' by the Bills of Exchange Act,
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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