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Commissioner
Commissioner, a person authorized by letters-patent, Act of Parliament, or other lawful warrant, to examine any mattes, or execute any public office, etc. The (English) Commissioners Clauses Act, 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 16), regulates the
infinite loop
a series of instructions in a computer program which when executed cause a cyclic repetition of the same instructions with no other action by the program for as long
Performance
The act of performing the carrying into execution or action execution achievement accomplishment representation by action as the performance of an undertaking of a duty
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Action
there was a more marked distinction, for an action was considered as terminating when judgment was rendered, the execution forming no part of it. A suit, on the other hand, included the execution. The word 'suit' as
Alimony
the matter to one of the conveyancing counsel of the Court to settle a proper deed to be executed by all necessary parties, and the Court may suspend pronouncing its decree until such deed shall have been
Alteration
Alteration. An alteration vitiates a deed or other instrument, if made in a material part after execution. In the case of deeds, an unexplained alteration is presumed to have been made at the time of
Articles
or agreement. It is a common practice for persons to enter into articles of agreement, preparatory to the execution of a formal deed, whereby it is stipulated that one of the parties shall convey to the other
Attestation Clause
Attestation Clause, the sentence subscribed to a written instrument signed by the witnesses to its execution, stating that they have witnessed it. Such a clause (in very precise terms)is always appended to a will
Capias in withernam
original distress was forthcoming. Also, after verdict and judgment for defendant in replevin, and the usual writ of execution de retorno habendo had been sued out, to which the sheriff had returned that the goods, etc., were
Capital punishment
in pursuance of the (English) Capital Punishment Amendment Act, 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 24) (before which executions were public), within the prison in which the offender is confined at the time of execution, in the
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