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Family
sisters in poor financial circumstances for whom the insane ward, if competent, would make provision (p. 311). The general or ordinarily accepted meaning of the word 'family', as used in Compensation Act, means a group comprising immediate … or females does not constitute a family. He or she would remain, what is inherent in the very nature of things. An individual, a lonely Wayfarer till perchance he or she finds a mate. A family consisting … has been divorced. This necessarily also includes a widowed daughter. By the proviso added to Explanation I, where such widowed daughter is the guardian of
Fraud
prevent injustice and shut out inducement to wrong, certain transactions are held to be fradulent, as contrary to general policy, or to fixed legal principles; as marriage-brokerage bonds, and contracts in restraint of trade. Other transactions again, … in relation to statute must be a colourable transaction to evade the provisions of a statute. 'If a statute has been passed for some one … It is impossible to lay down a definition completely comprehending fraud, and no rule can, from the very nature of the subject, be invariable. fraud is infinite: 'Crescit in orbe dolus'; and were the Courts to prescribe
Landlord and tenant
respectively of the Acts of 1882 and 1925, according to their respective provisions. Houses are usually let at an 'inclusive' or 'exclusive' rent. 'Inclusive' means … the exclusive possession and use of the land for a period less than the landlord's estate in it, generally upon payment of rent. The landlord's estate is called the reversion, and at common law, a power of … the state in which they were when he entered upon them subject to the deterioration which would ensue naturally during the term, having regard to the purpose for which they were let, and the tenant's implied agreement
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Institutions
and partly civil, as a contract, quasi-contract, crime or offence. Contracts made by words are called Stipulations, the general principles of which are first explained, in order to arrive at the chief divisions of that kind of … use of the institution,' is within and has to conform to the provisions of the (English) Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 (e Edw. 7, c. … do not; by the second, they are corporeal or incorporeal. The property in things is acquired either by Natural Law or by Civil Law. Title II. explains the second Division of Things, which are either corporeal or
Consideration
not void for other reasons, Story on Contracts, 71. (d) Considerations moving from third persons. It is a general rule that in cases of simple contract, if one party make a promise to another for the benefit … motive or inducement for a promise or for a transfer of property from one person to another. The nature or quality of the consideration which will be sufficient for these purposes varies with the nature of the … Means everything receive in return for the supply of services or the provision of services, Nell Gwynn House Trustees v. Customs Comrs. [H.L. (E)], (1999)
Tenure
or petty serjeanty, or frankalmoigne and converted them nominally, subject to the provisions of these Acts, into free and common socage, or leasehold, and in … soil, designated by the term 'seisin,' which is the highest interest a subject can acquire. As to tenures generally, see 2 Bl. Com. 59 et seq. Without tracing the origin of tenure back into remote antiquity, it … service; or improper, which did not, in point of acquisition, services, and the like, strictly conform to the nature of a mere military feud, such as those that were sold and bartered for any equivalent, or granted
Jurisdiction of suspicion
Jurisdiction of suspicion, Provision for preventive detention, in itself, is a departure from ordinary norms. It is generally resorted to either in times of war or apprehended internal disorders and disturbances of a serious nature. Its … is generally resorted to either in times of war or apprehended internal disorders and disturbances of a serious nature. Its object is to prevent a greater danger to national security and integrity than any claim which could … Jurisdiction of suspicion, Provision for preventive detention, in itself, is a departure from ordinary norms. It
Judicial, quasi judicial
under which it acts or by necessary implication of the said statute the decisions of such an authority generally amount to quasi-judicial decisions. Where, however, the executive or administrative bodies are not required to act judicially and … a quasi-judicial one or a purely executive act depends on the terms of the particular rules and the nature, scope and effect of the particular powers in exercise of which the act may be done and would, … Where an authority is required to act judically either by an express provision of the statute under which it acts or by necessary implication of
Superintendence, direction and control
Constitution make law relating to the elections to the House or Houses of Legislature of that State. The general powers of superintendence, direction and control of the elections vested in the Commission under Article 324(1) naturally are … The general powers of superintendence, direction and control of the elections vested in the Commission under Article 324(1) naturally are subject to any law made either under Article 327 or under Article 328 of the Constitution, Kanhiya … or either House of the Legislature of a State subject to the provisions of the Constitution and any law made inthat behalf by Parliament, the
Petroleum
Petroleum, includes any mineral oil or relative hydrocarbon and natural gas existing in its natural condition in strata, but does not include coal or bituminous shales or other … c. 36), vests in the Crown the property in petroleum and natural gas within Great Britain and makes provision with respect to the searching and boring for petroleum. It prohibits the boring for petroleum in the United
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