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Demicadence

An imperfect or half cadence falling on the dominant instead of on the key … cadence falling on the dominant instead of on the key note

Nicker

night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half pence … One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half pence

241, it is said to contain two foot and a half.' He then quotes the passage from Dugdale, but inaccurately, the … marking its extent.' For further refer-ence to the subject see Notes and Queries, First Series, vol. v., pp. 440, 548, 595,

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Marriage

Acts include within their provisions sisters and brothers of the half blood. Impotence.--Impotence, as a reason for annulling marriage, must exist … clergyman, the parties, and the two witnesses. It may be noted that a clergyman cannot marry himself, Beamish v. Beamish, (1859-61)

gift

course of business used in the law of gift tax NOTE: The amount by which the value of property so transferred

Dies festi, nefasti, et intercisi

Dies festi, nefasti, et intercisi (businessdays, holidays, and half-holidays). For the purpose of the administration of justice all days … but not on all, Cic., pro Sect. 15, with the note of Manutius. Dies nefasti were days on which neither courts

Rent

and no such mention is made, as is usual, of half-yearly or quarterly payments, nothing is due until the end of … pp. 14 et seq.; and Harg. Co. Litt. 144 a, note (5). (8) Ground-rent, the rent reserved on a lease generally

Timber

if the lord could enter and remove the timber, otherwise half the value. Co. Litt. 53 a; 1 Rol. Abr. 649. … Clause (a) in the light of the meaning of 'timber', noted above, shows that the word 'timber' is used in s.

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