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free exercise clause
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freedom of religion
freedom of religion :the right esp. as guaranteed under the free exercise clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to practice one's religion or exercise one's beliefs without intervention … government and to be free of the exercise of authority by a church through the government see also free exercise clause NOTE: The freedom of religion as guaranteed by the First Amendment can be overcome by a showing by
establishment clause
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separation of church and state
separation of church and state :the separation of religion and government mandated under the establishment clause and the free exercise clause of the U.S. Constitution that forbids governmental establishment or preference of a religion and that preserves religious freedom
Company
laissez-faire held sway and it dominated the political and economic scene. This doctrine glorified the concept of a free economic society in which State intervention in social and economic matters was kept at the lowest possible level. … of the company, shall be a body corporate by the name contained in the memorandum, capable forthwith of exercising all the functions of an incorporated company, and having perpetual succession and a common seal, but with such … an undertaking of a public nature such as a railway, the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 16), is necessarily incorporated;
Good faith
the meaning of 'good faith' may vary in the context of different statutes, subjects and situations, honest intent free from taint of fraud or fraudulent design, is a constant element of its connotation. Even so, the quality … in `good faith' which is done or believed without due care and attention'. The insistence is upon the exercise of due care and attention. Recklessness and negligence are ruled out by the very nature of the definition. … (45 of 1860), s. 499] According to the definition in the General Clauses Act means a thing which is in fact done honestly, whether it
Tail
incumbrances see (English) S.L. Act, 1925 ss. 16 (2), 69, 73. (7) the donee, if in possession, may exercise the powers of a tenant for life under the Settled Land Acts. [(English) S.L. Act, 1925, s. 20] … barring estates-tail, prescribing and simplifying the mode of disposition. The general enabling clause (s. 15) enacts, that 'after December 31st, 1833, every actual tenant-in-tail, whether … Tail [fr. tailler, Fr., to prune]. An estate-tail was formerly a freehold of inheritance and is now an equitable interest which may be created after 1925 in respect of personalty
Mortgage
in a clause technically called the proviso for redemption, he will be entitled to have his property again free from the mortgagee's claim; but should he not comply with such proviso, the legal estate becomes perfected in … sale, insurance, and to appoint a receiver. S. 102 enables a mortgagee of an undivided share inland to exercise such powers of sale, etc., as a mortgagee of a share in the land possessed before 1925, and
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