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Stranger

relationship with the family but as a person unconnected with it, unknown in character and antecedents to the executants of the Deed. The word 'stranger' in the text has, in our view, to be interpreted as that

Specific performance

not recognized this principle; it has only given damages to a suffering party for the non-performance of an executory agreement. The (English) C.L.P. Act, 1854, however, imparted to the Common Law writ of mandamus a little more

Special trust

Special trust, where the machinery of a trust is introduced for the execution of some purpose particularly pointed out, and the trustee is not a mere passive depositary of the estate,

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Settled land

of 1882, as exten-ded by s. 20, 1925, such as tenants in tail, tenants in fee-simple subject to executory limitations over, and more particularly to an estate owner of land subject to family charges, and a married

Quale jus

Quale jus, a judicial writ, which lay where a man of religion had judgment to recover land, before execution was made of the judgment; it went forth to the escheator between judgment and execution, to inquire what

Serjeant

deputy; the office of him in the House of Commons is the keeping of the doors, and the execution of such commands, touching the apprehension and taking into custody of any offender, as the House shall enjoin

Sequestrari facias de bonis ecclesiasticis, Writ of

Sequestrari facias de bonis ecclesiasticis, Writ of, a process of execution issued against a beneficed clerk commanding the bishop to enter into the rectory and parish church, and to

Same suit

Same suit, enable the party to obtain incidental reliefs in the suit, but not relating to the execution of the decree. Decree-holder has to approach appropriate court by filing separate application to execute the decree, Balasa

Salary or wages

The existence of goods, which form the subject-mater of this sale; (2) The bargain or contract which, when executed, will result in the passing of the property in the goods for a price, (3) the payment, or

Rout

disturbance of the peace by persons assembl-ing with an intention to do a thing which, if it be executed, will make them rioters, and actually making a motion towards its execution, 4 Steph. Com. The offense that

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