Holding

hold over

hold over : to remain in a position or condition [one who holds over in possession of a building after the expiration of a term of years "B. N. Cardozo"] hold·over n ...

hold harmless : of, relating to, or being an agreement between parties in which one assumes the potential liability for injury that may arise from a situation and thus relieves the other of liability [a hold harmless agreement] [a hold harmless clause] compare release ...

holding period

holding period : the length of time a taxpayer holds property for purposes of determining if any gain realized or loss incurred from it is long-term or short-term ...

Intermediaries holding an estate

Intermediaries holding an estate, in order to be an intermediary with reference to the merged territories means a maufidar including the ruler of an Indian State merged with the State of Orissa, a Zamindar, Ilaqueder, Khorposhdar or Jagirdar simpliciter but he must fall within one or other of the categories 'within the meaning of the Wajib-ul-arz or any Sanad, deed or other instrument', Biswambhar Singh v. State of Orissa, AIR 1954 SC 139 (142): (1954) SCR 842. [Orissa Estates Abolition Act, 1952, s. 2(h)]...

holding 1 : a ruling of a court upon an issue of law raised in a case : the pronouncement of law supported by the reasoning in a court's opinion compare decision, dictum, disposition, finding, judgment, opinion, ruling, verdict 2 : any property that is owned or possessed usually used in pl. [an increase in the company's s] adj : intended for temporary custody or detention [a facility] [a cell] ...

Ward-holding

Ward-holding, the ancient military tenure in Scotland. Abolished by 20 Geo. 2, c. 50....

Blench holding

See Blanch holding...

Holding out

Holding out. On the principle of estoppels any representation by words or conduct or knowingly suffered to be made by others that a person is a partner in a firm on the faith of which representation credit has been given to the firm, makes the person so representing himself liable as a partner to that creditor, to the extent of the loss which the creditor has thereby suffered [see Christopher, Ex parte Harris, (1816) 1 Madd 583]. See Partnership Act, 1890, s. 3, and PARTNERSHIP....

Holding of an office of profit

Holding of an office of profit, for determining whether a person holds an office of profit under a Government is the amount of control which the Government exercises over that officer, D.R. Gurushanthappa v. Abdul Khuddus Anwar, AIR 1969 SC 744: (1969) 1 SCC 466: (1969) 3 SCR 425....

Burgage-holding

Burgage-holding, a tenure by which lands in royal boroughs in Scotland are held of the sovereign. The service was watching and warding, and was done by the burgesses within the territory of the borough, whether expressed in the charter or not. See 31 & 32 Vict. c. 101....

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