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Husband and wife
Women's Property Act, 1882, which enacted that a wife was to continue liable for such debts to the extent of her separate property, but that a husband was liable for them to the extent of property acquired
Void
the distinction between void and voidable decision. The courts have become increasingly impatient with the distinction, to the extent that (1) All official decisions are presumed to be valid until set aside or otherwise held to be
Tail
1925, s. 135 as to equitable waste. (3) It is liable to every kind of debt to the extent of the debtor's interest in the estate and a trustee in bankruptcy may bar the entail, see (English)
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Registration of title of land
s. 172] The same incidents, according to the quality of the title, attach to registered leaseholds to the extent of the term and estate which has been registered. Registration with 'good leasehold' title confers the same privileges
Law and order and public order
public order lies not merely in the nature or quality of the act, but in the degree and extent of its reach upon society. Acts similar in nature, but committed in different contexts and circumstances, might cause
Jurisdiction
in question, M.L. Sethi v. R.P. Kapur, (1972) 2 SCC 427: (1973) 1 SCR 697. Jurisdiction, legal authority; extent of power; declaration of the law. Jurisdiction may be limited either locally, as that of a County Court,
If and in so far as the dispute involves any ques-tion
so far as the dispute involves any ques-tion, (whether of law or fact) on which the existence or extent of a legal right depends', these words 'if and in so far as the dispute involves any question
Scire facias for the Crown
Scire facias for the Crown. The summary proceed-ing by extent is only resorted to when a Crown debtor is insolvent, or there is good ground for supposing that
Graveyard
a graveyard and this practice grows so that it is proved by instances adequate in character, number and extent, then the presumption will be that the dedication is complete and the graveyard has become a public graveyard
Constructive notice
which, if he had contracted that such title should be furnished he might have had notice. To that extent Patman v. Harland is overruled but the principle remains that a purchaser will be affected by constructive notice
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