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Brothel [fr. bordel, Fr.], a habitation of prostitutes. To keep one is an offence at Common Law, the prosecution of which by indictment is specially encouraged by the (English) Disorderly Houses Act, 1751 (25 Geo. 2, c. 36), s. 5, and the prosecution of which by summary proceedings before justices of the peace is allowed by the (English) Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 69). Further provision for the suppression of brothels is made by the (English) Criminal Law Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1922. For a person licensed to sell intoxicating liquor to permit his premises to be a brothel, the penalty is up to 20l. fine, forfeiture of license, and perpetual disqualification for holding another, by s. 15 of the (English) Licensing Act, 1872. A woman who keeps a house for the purpose of prostitution with herself alone cannot be convicted of keeping a brothel, Singleton v. Ellison, (1895) 1 QB 607.Includes any house, room, [conveyance] or place or any portion of any house, room [c...
Residence
Residence, is a concept that may also be transitory. Even when qualified by the word 'ordinarily' the word 'resident' would not result in construction having the effect of a particular place for dwelling always or on permanent uninterrupted basis. Thus understood, even the requirement of a person being 'ordinarily resident' at a particular place is incapable of ensuring nexus between him and the place in question, Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India, AIR 2006 SC 3127.Residence, is flexible and must be construed accord-ing to the object and intent of the particular legislation where it may be found. It must be something more than occupation during occasional usual visits within the local limits of the court, more specially where there is residence outside those limits marked with a considerable measure of continuance, Paster J.S. Singh v. Jyotsana Singh, AIR 1982 MP 122 [See Divorce Act, 1869, s. 3(3)]Residence, is generally understood as referring to a person in connection with the place wh...
impeach
impeach [Anglo-French empecher, from Old French empeechier to hinder, from Late Latin impedicare to fetter, from Latin in- + pedica fetter, from ped- pes foot] 1 : to charge with a crime or misconduct ;specif : to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal (as the U.S. Senate) with misconduct in office see also Article I and Article II of the Constitution in the back matter NOTE: Impeachment is the first step in removing an officer from office. The president, vice president, and other federal officers (as judges) may be impeached by the House of Representatives. (Members of Congress themselves are not removed by being impeached and tried, but rather are expelled by a two-thirds majority vote in the member's house.) The House draws up articles of impeachment that itemize the charges and their factual bases. The articles of impeachment, once approved by a simple majority of the House members, are then submitted to the Senate, thereby impeaching the officer. The Senate th...
Election
Election, the word 'election' means any and every act taken by the competent authority after the publication of the election notification, Manda Jaganath v. K.S. Rathnam, (2004) 7 SCC 492: AIR 2004 SC 3601 (3604).The act of selecting one or more from a greater number for an office.The exercise of his choice by a man left to his own free will to take or to do one thing or another. It is the obligation imposed upon a person to choose between two inconsistent or alternative rights or claims. Thus, in Scarf v. Jardine, (1882) 7 App Cas 345, the House of Lords held that a customer could not sue a new firm after having elected to sue a retiring partner.Electio semel facta et placitum testatum non patitur regressum. Quod semel placuit in electionibus amplius displicere non potest. Co. Litt. 146, 146 a.--(Elections once made and plea witnessed suffers not a recall. What has once pleased a man in elections cannot displease him on further consideration.) See also Re Simms, Ex p. Trustee, 1934 Ch...
Glebe
Glebe, the land possessed as part of the property of an ecclesiastical benefice.The soil of an inheritance; an agrarian estate, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 698.As to sale of glebe, and offer thereof for the purpose of allotments, see the (English) Glebe Lands Act, 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 20), and the (English) Glebe Land Sale Rules made by the Land Commissioners (now the Ministry of Agriculture) thereunder; and as to letting glebe on lease up to 14 years with consent of patron and bishop, see (English) Ecclesiastical Leases Act, 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 27); and as to the hiring of glebe land for small holdings and allotments, see the (English) Small Holdings and Allotments Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 36); 1926 (16 & 17 Geo. 5, c. 52); and see (English) Housing Act, 1936. Consult Key and Elphinstone's Prec....
Husfastne
Husfastne, he who holds house and land, Bract. 1. 3, t. 2, c. 10....
Chewing tobacco
Chewing tobacco, means chewing tobacco of any description manufactured wholly or partly from tobacco or any substance used as a substitute for tobacco, and includes anything referred to or called chewing tobacco, but does not include herbal products, Excise Goods (Holding Movement, Ware Housing and (REDS), Regulations 1992, SI 1992/3135, reg. 2(1) (UK)....
support
support 1 a : to promote the interests or cause of b : to uphold or defend as valid or right c : to argue or vote for 2 : to provide with substantiation or corroboration [ an alibi] 3 : to provide with the means of livelihood (as housing, food, or clothing) esp. in accordance with an agreement or court order 4 : to hold up or in position : maintain the physical integrity of [the right to have one's land ed by the underlying land] n 1 : the act or process of supporting : the condition of being supported [pledged the candidate their ] 2 : a means of obtaining the necessities of life (as food, shelter, and clothing) : a source of livelihood esp. in the form of alimony or child support 3 : something that provides support ...
treasury index
treasury index can be used as the basis for adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) It is based on the results of auctions that the U.S. Treasury holds for its Treasury bills and securities. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
Corrupt practices
Corrupt practices. At elections these are treating, un-due influence, bribery, personation, making a false declaration as to election expenses, and incurring election expenses without the election agent's written authority. See Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 125), s. 3; (English) Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act, 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 51), ss. 1-3, 33 (7); (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882; (English) Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. 70), ss. 2, 1 (5); (English) Local Government Acts, 1888 (s. 75) and 1894 (s. 48); (English) Representation of the People Act, 1918, ss. 34, 35, 38 and (English) R. of the P. Act (No. 2), 1922. The (English) Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act,1911, makes it an illegal practice to publish certain false statements concerning a candidate. See also (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), ss. 79 et seq.Corrupt practices at parliame...
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