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Uses
law on the subject is still applicable to the investigation of titles p to 1926 [s. 1 (10), ibid.], and a direction in any statute or other instrument requiring land to be conveyed to uses shall (subject
Usufruct
fruits (fructus) of things belonging to others, without destroying or wasting the subject over which such right extends, Ibid. A right to use another's property for a time without damaging or destroying it, although the property might
Vesting
Vesting, 'vesting' is a word of slippery import and has many meanings. The sense of the situation suggests that in s. 117(1) of the Act 'vested in the State' carries a plenary connotation, while 'shall vest...
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Vice-Chancellors in Equity
Vice-Chancellors in Equity. The first Vice-Chancellor (Sir Thomas Plumer) was appointed by 53 Geo. 3, c. 24, and two more by 5 Vict. c. 5, s. 19. One of them was at one time called Vice-Chancellor...
Trade description
Trade description, means 'any description, state-ment, or other indication, direct or indirect, (a) as to the number, quantity, measure, gauge, or weight of any goods, or (b) as to the place or country in which any...
Voluntary conveyance
either (2) or (3) may claim for dividend after the creditors have been satisfied. See also s. 27, ibid.; FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCES.
War Office
War Office, the address and offices of the Secretary of State for War and Army Council. A child under guardianship. A ward of Court is an infant under the protection of the High Court. An infant...
Wardship in chivalry
Wardship in chivalry, an incident to the tenure of knight-service. See Ibid.
Whipping
Whipping, a punishment not authorized in modern times except under a statutory enactment [(English) Criminal Justice Administration Act, 1914]. No person can be whipped more than once for the same offence (ibid., s. 36). Numerous Acts...
Witness
83), s. 1], but husbands and wives are not compellable to disclose communications between each other (s. 3 ibid.). As to criminal cases, see Criminal Evidence Act, 1898, as amended, and that title. A witness is not
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