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possession
compare prescription civil possession in the civil law of Louisiana : possession that exists by virtue of an intent to be the owner of a property even though one no longer occupies or has physical control of … the property exclusively notorious possession : possession (as in adverse possession) that is so conspicuous that it is generally known by people in the vicinity of the property and so gives rise to a presumption that the
fraudulent conveyance
to pay his or her debts as a result of the conveyance or that is made with the intent of hindering, delaying, or defrauding his or her creditors called also fraudulent transfer compare preference NOTE: A fraudulent … delaying, or defrauding his or her creditors called also fraudulent transfer compare preference NOTE: A fraudulent conveyance is generally voidable by a court or, in a bankruptcy case, by the trustee in bankruptcy.
Merger
Capital, etc., Bank v. Rhodes, (1903) 1 Ch 652. As to the merger of charges on property, the general rule is that if the benefit of the charge and the property subject to it vest in the … to be merged or extinguished inequity. In equity merger is, and always has been, a question of the intention of the parties, Capital, etc., Bank v. Rhodes, (1903) 1 Ch 652. As to the merger of charges
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Declaration of war
to commence hostilities, agreed to be necessary by the Hague Convention, 1907. In modern times the future belligerents, generally, are in a state of war before any declaration of war is made. Before this Convention was signed, … Declaration of war. The formal announcement by one nation of an intention to treat another nation as an enemy and to commence hostilities, agreed to be necessary by the Hague
Terms for years
appropriate operative verbs therein are 'demise,' or 'grant, lease, and to farm let'; but any wards showing the intent of the parties that the one (the lessor) shall divest himself of the possession, and the other (the … divest himself of the possession, and the other (the lessee) come into it for a determinate time, are generally sufficient for the purpose. Terms could not be limited in succession or by way of remainder except by
will
certain contingency and usually construed as having absolute force when the language pertaining to the condition suggests a general purpose to make a will counter will : mutual will in this entry holographic will : a will … and is usually revocable by the court if no provision was made for the person's spouse unless an intention not to make such a provision is manifest conditional will : a will intended to take effect upon
Consolidation of mortgages
of the s., thus preserving the rights of the mortgagee as defined by the decided cases. For the general law, see Jennings v. Jordan, (1881) 6 App Cas 698; Pledge v. White, 1896 AC 187; Fisher on … of them are or is made after the 31st December, 1881), but only in cases where a contrary intention is not expressed in the mortgage deeds or one of them, and it is not unusual to exclude
Manifesto, or Manifest
founds his rights and pretensions, Encyc. Londin. In commercial navigation, a document signed by the master, containing a general statement of the ship and cargo, i.e., the names of the places where the goods have been laden, … Manifesto, or Manifest, a public declaration made by a prince, in writing, showing his intention to begin a war or other enterprise, with the motives that induce him to it, and the reasons
Financial year
passed after the commencement of this Act [Jan. 1, 1890] the expression 'financial year' shall, unless the contrary intention appears, means as respects any matters relating to the Consolidated Fund, or moneys provided by Parliament, or to
Prior or previous
of the very Act, that the Parliament has not been unmindful of the need to clearly express its intention by using the expression 'previous permission' whenever it was thought that 'previous permission' was necessary. In s. 27(1)
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