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Horse-racing

all wagers are void by the Gaming Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 109), and 'no better illustration can be given of a wagering contract than a bet on a horse-race', Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball

Domicile

period only. Kirandeep Kaur v. Regional Passport Office, AIR 2006 Del 2. The term 'domicile' lends itself to illustrations but not to definition. Be that as it may, two constituent elements that are necessary by English Law

Constructive notice

full title. See Cox and Neve's Contract, (1891) 2 Ch 109; Patman v. Harland, (1881) 17 CD 353 illustrates the doctrine. It was there held that: (a) notice of a material document is notice of its contents,

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Civil Law

of all that is excellent in the libraries of the philosophers. The Laws of the Twelve Tables were illustrated by the commentaries of several ancient lawyers, especially Antistius, Labeo, and Caius: the fragments of these laws have

Cessante ratione legis cessatipsa lex

ratione legis cessatipsa lex. Co. Litt. 70 b.-(The reason of the law ceasing, the law itself ceases.) For illustration of this rule, see Broom's Lrg. Max.

Bulletin

an abridged edition of the London Gazette. Means a short official statement of public event or news, Oxford Illustrated Dictionary, p. 156. Means a brief official statement about a matter of public concern, Webster Dictionary of Law,

Phantascope

An optical instrument or toy resembling the phenakistoscope and illustrating the same principle called also phantasmascope

Lugger

A small vessel having two or three masts and a running bowsprit and carrying lugsails See Illustration in Appendix

Pentacle

A five pointed star also called a pentagram or pentalpha See illustr under pentalpha Sometimes referring to a similar figure such as the figure composed of two equilateral triangles intersecting

Comment

remarks observations or criticism especially to write notes on the works of an author with a view to illustrate his meaning or to explain particular passages to write annotations often followed by on or upon

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