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Wager
But by the (English) Gaming Act, 1845, s. 18: All contracts or agreements, whether by parol or in writing, by way of gaming or wagering, shall be null and void; and no suit shall be brought or … or valuable thing alleged to be won upon any wager, or which shall have been deposited in the hands of any person to abide the event on which any wager shall have been made: Provided always, that
Cancellation
an adhesive stamp, unless the person required by law to cancel the adhesive stamp cancels the same by writing on or across the stamp his name or initials, or the name or initials of his firm, together … be cancelled by the person by whom the receipt is given before he delivers it out of his hands. Actions for the cancellation of deeds or other written instruments are assigned to the Chancery Division of the
Investigation
Cl. 8 and 8B] The word 'investigation' cannot be limited only to police investigation but on the other hand, the said word is with wider connotation and flexible so as to include the investigation carried on by … consist of (a) the examination of various persons (including the accused) and the reduction of their statements into writing, if the officer thinks fit, (b) the search of places of seizure of things considered necessary for the
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Contract
the price' (Re Hall,(1878) 9 Ch D p. 545, per Jessel, M.R.). A severable contract, on the other hand, is one the consideration of which is, by its terms, susceptible of apportionment on either side, so as … mutual identity of consent (consensus ad idem), and form. When an agreement is stated either verbally or in writing it is usually called an express contract; when the agreement is matter of inference and deduction, it is
Tenure
said by some persons to be the relics of Saxon liberty, which were left untouched by the oppressive hand of the Norman. Included among free socage tenures were petit serjeanty tenure in burgage, and gavelkind. (1) Petit … and marriage of heirs succeeding in infancy and escheat. Grand serjeanty was another species of tenure which some writes think was superior to knight-service, whereby the tenant was bound, instead of serving the king generally in the
Family
member of the subscriber's family in matter to which these rules relate, unless the subscriber subsequently intimates in writing to the Accounts Officer that he shall continue to be so regarded; (ii) In the case of a … occupied as an independent unit irrespective of the nature of the user, Corporation of City of Nagpur v. Handloom Cloth Market Co. Ltd., AIR 1963 SC 1192 (1197): 1963 Supp 2 SCR 796. The definition of 'family'
Debt
attachment of debts, see that title. Debts are assignable at law, if the assignment is absolute and in writing, where express written notice of the assignment is given to the debtor, trustee, or other person from whom … balance which may remain after satisfying a garnishee order is effective and attaches to the balance in the hands of the debtor after payment into court under the order, Yates v. Terry, (1902) 1 KB 527 CA.
Institutions
a written instrument, drawn for this purpose, with the episcopal seal appended, which the clerk holds in his hand during the ceremony. Notice, one month before institution, must be given by the bishop to the churchwardens of … complete body of law. But these works were not adapted to the purposes of elementary instruction, and the writings of the ancient jurists were no longer allowed to have any authority, except so far as they had
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