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in the nature of a trap or concealed danger, see Corby v. Hill, (1858) 4 C.B.N.S. p. 565, explaining Southcote v. Stanley, (1856) 1 H. & N. 247. See also CAVEAT VIATOR; INNKEEPER. A person who is

Habendum of a Deed

of interest conveyed; but should the quantity be expressed in the premises, then the habendum may lessen, enlarge, explain, or qualify, but not contradict, or be repugnant to the estate granted in the premises. See DEED.

Judices non tenentur exprimere causam sententia sua

Judices non tenentur exprimere causam sententia sua [Lat.], Judges are not bound to explain the reason of their sentence.

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Electioneering

Electioneering, the expression 'electioneering' is explained in Universal English Dictionary as 'act of canvassing for votes, speaking in public and otherwise promoting the election

Any

s. 10(3)(c)] The word 'any' dictionary means 'one or same or all'. In Black's law Dictionary it is explained thus, 'word any' has a diversity of meaning and may be employed to indicate 'all' or 'every' as

Distribution, Statute of

now only applied to intestacies prior to 1926, repealed by (English) Administration of Estates Act, 1925 (see WIDOW), explained by the Statute of Frauds, 29 Car. 2, c. 3, enacts that the surplusage of intestates' personal estate

Consumer

Dictionary a consumer is defined as, 'a purchaser of goods or services'. In Black's Law Dictionary it is explained to mean, 'one who consumes. Individuals who purchase, use, maintain, and dispose of products and services. A number

Connivance and consent

means consent (assuming that it does) is quite another. Connivance may in certain situations amount to consent, which explains why the dictionaries give 'consent' as one of the meanings of the word 'connivance' Consent implies that parties

Codicil

codicil, and must be proved with the will. Means an instrument made in relation to a Will, and explaining, altering or adding to its dispositions, and shall be deemed to form part of the Will. [Indian Succession

Clerical error

Clerical error, an error in a document which can only be explained by considering it to be a slip or mistake of the party preparing or copying it. Clerical errors

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