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lien
or agreement involving that property compare general lien in this entry statutory lien : a lien imposed by statute tax lien : a statutory lien on property for taxes due giving the taxing authority a security interest … property. first lien : a lien taking precedence over all other claims, charges, or encumbrances of the same general category but not necessarily over those (as taxes) imposed by government sanction float·ing lien : a lien created
Provisor
vacant should be bestowed, for an immediate payment by the provisor, on a particular person. Various statutes, called generally 'Statutes of Pro-visors,' were passed in ancient times to suppress such persons in 25 Hen. 8, c. 20, … should fall vacant should be bestowed, for an immediate payment by the provisor, on a particular person. Various statutes, called generally 'Statutes of Pro-visors,' were passed in ancient times to suppress such persons in 25 Hen. 8,
Adulteration and misbranding of foodstuffs
a rampant evil and a statute calculated to control that evil is indisputably in the interest of the general public. The statute imposing restrictions upon traders will not be deemed unreasonable merely because it makes a departure
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workers' compensation
whose strict liability for such compensation is established by statute NOTE: Where established by statute, workers' compensation is generally the exclusive remedy for injuries arising from employment, with some exceptions. Workers' compensation statutes commonly include explicit exclusions
Contract
40, partly replacing s. 4 of the (English) Statute of Frauds and Companies Act,1929, and as to contracts generally, see the works on Contracts of Addison, Anson, Chitty, Leake, Pollock, Pothier, or Story. See also CONSIDERATION,COMMON SEAL,
Retrospective
of confusion has been caused by the fact that it is used in more senses than one. In general, however, the courts regard as retrospective any statute which operates on cases or facts coming into existence before
University
make statutes and regulations for the University, its colleges and halls, emoluments, endowments trusts, foundations, institutions, etc., in general accordance with the recommendations contained in the Report of the Royal Commission appointed in 1919 to consider the … in Council. Reforms.-In 1854, by 17 & 18 Vict. c. 81, commissioners were appointed with powers to frame statutes for the better government, etc., of Oxford University, and the colleges therein; and in 1856, by 19 &
Staunforde
the matter disposed with learning and accuracy. The author is uncommonly full in his quotations, the statutes are generally given at length, and whole pages are frequently transcribed from Bracton. This is in general done with success … perspicacious, and the matter disposed with learning and accuracy. The author is uncommonly full in his quotations, the statutes are generally given at length, and whole pages are frequently transcribed from Bracton. This is in general done
Landlord and tenant
will; (4) on sufferance; or (5) they may arise upon estoppel; or (6) exist by force of a statute (see LEASE; INCREASE OF RENT). In a narrower sense the words 'tenancy' and 'landlord and tenant' are generally … 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
Poyning's Act
22, AD 1495; so called because Sir Edward Poynings was lieutenant there when it was made, whereby all general statutes before then made in England were declared of force in Ireland, which, before that time, they were … Poyning's Act, or STATUTE OF DROGHEDA, and Act of Parliament, made in Ireland, 10 Hen. 7, c. 22, AD 1495; so called
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