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Stop Order

of Chancery: see (English) Chancery Funds Act, 1872) to the general credit of any cause, or to the account of any … to the account of any class or classes of persons, assign his interest in such stock or funds, the assignee (although

assign

1 : to transfer (property or rights) to another [the general practice by inventors of ing patent rights "J. K. Owens"] … assign 1 : to transfer (property or rights) to another [the

Equity

extent of its redress. Not content, as the Common Law generally is, to adjudicate strictly and absolutely in rem, i.e., upon … Equity, though many matters of equitable jurisdiction are for conve-nience assigned to the Chancery Division of the High Court for adjudication)Jud.

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Habitually

word 'habit-ually' means 'usually' and 'generally'. Almost similar meaning is assigned to the word 'habit' in Aiyar's Judicial Dictionary. It does

Pardon

rightly viewed does not warrant the judgment, the prisoner should assign and the Attorney-General should confess error on the record, whereby

error

A. Cohen"]; see also assignment of error, clearly erroneous NOTE: Generally a party must object to an error at trial in

Act of Bankruptcy

an assignment of his property in trust for his creditors generally. (b) Having made a fradulent conveyance, gift, delivery, or transfer

Assize, or assise

are commonly termed the assizes. There are two commissions. (I.) General, which is issued twice a year to the judges being … is issued twice a year to the judges being usually assigned to every circuit. See CIRCUITS. The judges have four several

general accounting office

general accounting office (GAO) The federal government office that carries out … functions with respect to federal government programs and operations, as assigned by Congress. The recommendations of this office are designed to

Advocate General

Advocate General, defined. [Indian Bar Councils Act, (38 of 1926), s. 2(b) … duties of a legal character as may be referred or assigned to him by the Governor. [Constitution of India, Article 165(1)

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