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Indorsement of claim
Indorsement of claim. By R.S.C. 1883, Ord. II., r. 1, every writ of summons in the High Court must be indorsed with a statement of the nature of the claim made, or of the relief or...
Interpretation Act, 1889 (English)
Interpretation Act, 1889 (English) (52 & 53 Vict. c. 63). A most important statute, repealing and re-enacting Lord Brougham's Act of 1850 (13 Vict. c. 21), 'for shortening the language used in Acts of Parliament' and...
Intoxicating liquor
Intoxicating liquor, the word 'intoxicating liquor' is not confined to potable liquor alone but would include all liquor which contain alcohol. Liquor should not only cover alcoholic liquor which is generally used for beverage purposes wand...
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Keeping
Keeping, The use of the word 'keeping' in the context connotes the idea of charge, protection, maintenance and control: further the guardian's charge and control appears to be compatible with the independence of action and movement...
Landlord and tenant
Landlord and tenant. A tenancy arises when the owner of an estate inland, called the lessor or landlord, agrees expressly or by implication to allow another person, called the lessee or tenant, to enjoy the exclusive...
Entrustment
Entrustment, means 'the transfer of possession of goods to a merchant who deals in goods of that type and who may in turn transfer the goods and all rights to them to a purchaser in the...
Conspiracy
Conspiracy. 'A conspiracy is an agreement by two or more persons to carry out an unlawful common purpose, or to carry out a lawful common purpose by unlawful means. It is a misdemeanour at common law,...
Common Intention, common object
Common Intention, common object, under s. 34 when a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all, each of such persons is liable for that act in the same...
Public prosecutor
Public prosecutor, means a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor appointed under s. 28 and includes any person acting under the directions of the Public Prosecutor. [Prevention of Terrorism Act,...
Trade dispute
Trade dispute, means a dispute between two countries arising from tariff rates or other matters related to international commerce, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1500. This expression is defined in s. 5 (3) of the...
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