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Discharge from liability

in view of the international character of the legislation, be construed in that sense. Once the liability is extinguished under this clause, there is no scope of any acknowledgement of liability thereafter, East and West Steamship Co.

Interesse termini

which does not require an entry), because the lessee had no actual estate; yet such a release would extinguish the rent and also the interesse termini. The lessee could assign this interest, but it did not merge

Institutions

the next shows how Obligations are to be acquired; and the last, in what manner they may be extinguished. Having spoken of obligations which arise from contracts or quasi-contracts, the first five titles of the fourth book

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Transfer

West Bengal v. Kailash Chandra Kapur, (1997) 2 SCC 387. Transfer, Decrees which would have the effect of extinguishing the tittle of the holder and nesting the same in some one else though not falling within the

Kissing the book

is perhaps followed by more from a notion that them oral obligation to keep the oath taken is extinguished, and that the offence of perjury is not committed. The whole practice of taking an oath has now

Law of Property Act, 1922

and 1926 (15 Geo. 5, c. 5), it provides for the abolition of copyhold and customary tenure; the extinguish-ment of manorial incidents (but not, apart from the lord's consent of his rights to mines, minerals, franchises, fairs

Manor

of Lancaster or of Cornwall, rent and other services except Grand and Petty Serjeanty have been commuted and extinguished. See COPYHOLD and MANORIAL DOCUMENTS. Manor, the tenant of land could grant a part of it to be

Novation

want of registration, stamps etc., on account of which it becomes unenforceable, the original contract will not be extinguished and there would be no novation, Vishram Arjun v. Irukulla Shankariah, AIR 1957 AP 784.

Possessory lien

Robbins v. Gray, (1895) 2 QB 501; Keene v. Thomas, (1905) 1 KB 136. The lien can be extinguished by tender of the amount due and may be lost by waiver express or implied, and also only

Right to life

conferred by Article 21 is wide and far reaching. It does not mean merely that life cannot be extinguished or taken away as, for example, by the imposition and execution of the death sentence, except according to

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