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Deed
sequence; and although it is not absolutely necessary that a deed should be drawn in accordance with the generally received formulary, provided it exhibits the intention of the parties, yet it is not advisable to deviate from … from the beginning; as (a) By dissent of parties, for instance the repudiation of an infant's deed after majority. (b) By dissent of strangers, as the grantee of a deed-poll or an indenture not executed by him,
Procedure established by law
6th Edn., Vol. D, p. 101. In UK the law being State made or enacted and not the general principles of natural justice, procedure established by law means the procedure proscribed by the legislature, A Commentary on … SCC 248 (283)] (SCC p. 283, para 7): 'We must reiterate here what was pointed out by the majority in E.P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu, (1974) 2 SCR 348: (1974) 4 SCC 3: 1974 SCC
Uses
19 Hen. 7, c. 15, extended, for the first time, the estate of the cestui que use. In general, however, there was but little difference in the terms 'use' and trust. See OFFICIAL USE; ACTIVE USE; PASSIVE … or to pay debts, or to pay over the profits, or to convey to a child on attaining majority, or to re-convey on the repayment of a mortgage-loan, the statute was precluded from the very nature of
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Magna Carta
delay, justice or right.' It is required by our law that the twelve jurors be unanimous in their verdict, the reason for which would appear on criminal trials to be out of compassion to the prisoner, by … King John granted to the barons in 1215 and Henry III and Edward I later confirmed. It is generally regarded as one of the great common-law documents and as the foundation of constitution liberties. The other three
Fly for it
Fly for it. On a criminal trial in former times it was usual after the verdict, even if not guilty, to inquire also: 'Did he fly for it ?' Forfeiture of goods followed a … ?' Forfeiture of goods followed a conviction upon such inquiry. This practice, after having been long discontinued, was generally abolished by the (English) Criminal Law Act, 1827 (7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 28), s. 5. There
Local Improvements
'adopting' that Act rate their district in aid of certain public improvements (e.g., public walks, playgrounds, etc.) for general benefit within their district. Half the proposed expenditure must have been privately subscribed, and the rate must not … Local Improvements. By the (English) Public Improvements Act, 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. 30), a majority of two-thirds of the rate payers of any parish or district may, by 'adopting' that Act rate their
return
duty discharged or of facts and statistics) [census s] ;esp : a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information usually used in pl. 4 a : a report of the results of balloting [election s] b … all residents in the ward] [ a list of jurors] b : to bring back (as a writ, verdict, or indictment) to an office or tribunal [the sheriff must the execution…to the proper clerk within sixty days
Meeting
79 and 95. A company formed under the Companies Act, 1929, and limited by shares must hold a general meeting ('statutory meeting') not earlier than one nor later than three months after the date upon which it … Meeting, an assembly of persons whose consent is required for anything to decide, by a proper majority of votes, whether or not that thing shall be done; e.g., the meeting of the town council under
finding
as applied to a case : conclusion of law gen·er·al finding : a finding that the facts in general support a judgment in favor of one of the parties spe·cial finding : a finding setting out the … judicial or administrative examination or inquiry (as at trial) esp. into matters of fact as embodied in the verdict of a jury or decision of a court, referee, or administrative body or officer ;also, usu pl :
Paranoid schizophrenia
noxious gases are blown into his room, and people are plotting against him to ruin him. Disturbances of general sensation given rise to hallucinations, which are attributed to the effects of hypnotism, electricity wireless telegraphy or atomic … Paranoid schizophrenia, in the vast majority of cases, starts in the fourth decade and develops insidiously. Suspiciousness is the characteristic symptom of the early
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