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Separation

21 QBD 424; Sweet v. Sweet, (1895) 1 QB 12. The Court will decree specific performance of an agreement to execute a deed of immediate separation if based upon sufficient consideration, Gibbs v. Harding, (1870) LR 5

Release

seal of a right of action, or of some claim or demand upon another person--most commonly, perhaps, the formal discharge given by beneficiaries to trustees on the winding-up of a trust. A trustee cannot ordinarily insist on … A release in general terms upon surrender of a lease does not impliedly release from past breaches of covenant, only the future, Richmond v. Savill, (1926) 2 KB 530. Consult Dav. Prec. in Con., vol. v., pt.

Declaration of London, 1909

In practice the declaration was followed by Great Britain and other belligerents with increasing alterations until it was formally, and finally abandoned by this country in April, 1916. A modified list of Articles absolutely or conditionally contraband … Declaration of London, 1909. A suggested International agreement to settle doubts concerning inter alia the application of the doctrines of contraband, neutral destination and continuous voyage.

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opinion

opinion 1 a : a belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge b : a formal expression of a judgment or appraisal by an expert see also opinion testimony at testimony compare fact 2 … that is written by one judge and in which a majority of the judges on the court join memorandum opinion 1 : a brief opinion of a court that announces the result of a case without extensive

debt

: something owed: as a : a specific sum of money or a performance due another esp. by agreement (as a loan agreement) [to pay the s…of the United States "U.S. Constitution art. I"] [a for alimony]

League of Nations (Societe des Nations)

at the conclusion of the War of 1914-1919 (First World War), with a membership of 58 States. The Covenant, consisting of 26 Articles at the beginning of each of the Peace Treaties, is its charter, pledging these

Law

All the rules of conduct established and enforced by the authority. Webster American Dictionary, p. 808. Is an agreement between a native ruler and a company executing the company taxes and action, is not law, Bengal N.C.

Registration of title of land

would be binding on the land under the general law and cannot be removed or over-reached without onerous formalities do not affect such purchasers; (c) the method of conveyance or charge is simple; (d) subject to the

Uses

not difficult to find him out, since the possession of his estate was conferred upon him by a formal and notorious ceremony, technically called livery of seisin, which was performed openly and in the presence of the … its consequences have been explained thus: There are three conveyances, viz., appointment to uses, bargain and sale, and covenant to stand seised where there is no transmutation or change of possession but only a use raised in

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