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Cruelty
Dastane v. Mr. S. Dastane, (1975) 2 SCC 326: AIR 1975 SC 1534: (1975) 3 SCR 967. --The expression 'cruelty' has been used in relation to human conduct or human behaviour. It is conduct in relation to
Deed-poll
introduced it speaks in the third person. See DEED. A deed poll is a deed made by and expressing the active intention of one party only, or made by two or more persons joining together in expressing
Repeal
Repeal, a revocation or abrogation. Repeal of one act of Parliament by another is either express or implied, the rule being that a later Act repeals a former one if contradictory thereto, Leges posteriores
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Employee
Supp 3 SCR 55. A person who works in the service of another person (the employer) under an express or implied contract of hire under which the employer has the right to control the details of work
Figures
Figures, the numerical characters by which numbers are expressed or written, as the ten digits, which are usually called the Arabic or Indian figures from their supposed
Import
sea or air. [Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884), s. 4 (f)] With its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means bringing into India from a place outside India. [Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), s. 2 (23)]
Legacy
or at any future definite period, and he die before that age or period, the legacy lapses, these expressions being construed as annexing the time to the substance of the legacy, so that the right of the
Lien
in respect to other dealings of the like nature. General and particular liens may arise: (1) by an express contract; (2) by an implied contract, resulting from the usage of trade, or the manner of dealing between
Demise
(1838) 4 Bing NC 678. Of the Crown. The death of the sovereign, demissio regis vel coron', an expression which signifies merely a transfer of property; for when we say the demise of the Crown, we mean
Satisfaction
portion in full or pro tanto. (3) The satisfaction of a debt by a legacy. Subject to any expression or indication in the will to the contrary, if a debtor bequeath to his creditor a sum of
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