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breach

the phrase in breach [a terminating party who is not in is entitled to expenses "C&S/Sovran Corp. v. First Fed. Sav. Bank of Brunswick, 463 S.E.2d 892 (1995)"] breach vb breach·er n

issues for a successful plaintiff in ejectment, to put him in possession of the premises recovered. If the first writ be not executed, an alias, etc., may be sued out. The officer, if necessary, may break open

Municipal corporation

any July, and have also been enrolled as burgesses. The councillors are elected by the burgesses on every 1st of November. Their term of office is three years, and one-third of their number goes out of office

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Security

debtor....or at his request......to secure the carrying out of the obligations of the debtor....under the agreement, Wilson v. First Country Trust Ltd., (2001) LR 407 (QB). [Consumer Credit Act, 1974 (C39), ss. 189(1)] Means an instrument which

Sewer

be treated for the purposes of the Act as the drainage boards of those districts or areas. The First Schedule sets out the catchment areas for which schemes for the transfer of powers and duties to catchment

Equitable mortgage

ibid., a mortgagor retains a legal estate in fee simple or for a term of years, and the first and subsequent mortgagees out of that estate each have a legal mortgage. (3) Where mortgages created before 1925

discover

discover 1 : to find out about, recognize, or realize for the first time [when the victim s the fraud] see also discovery rule 2 a : to make the subject

Fugue

A polyphonic composition developed from a given theme or themes according to strict contrapuntal rules The theme is first given out by one voice or part and then while that pursues its way it is repeated by

groundbreaking

ground to formally begin a construction project It is sometimes carried out by an official who digs the first spadeful of dirt from the ground to begin the preparatory excavation work

Cross-action

defendant against the plaintiff put forward in a separate action but arising out of the subject-matter of the first actionand before final judgment theein. Procedure by counterclaim (q.v.) has now practically superseded cross-actions, except in Admiralty cases.

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