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Extinguishment

of not holding of his lord any longer, his copyhold was extinguished. When the lord did an act inconsistent with the nature of the tenure, e.g., conveyed to the tenant the freehold, or released to him his

Estoppel

which he might have rejected or contested. This doctrine is obviously a branch of the rule against assuming inconsistent positions (American Jurisprudence, 2nd Edn., Vol. 28, 1996, p. 67).

Municipal corporation

completely reorganized the constitution of these corporations, and abrogated all charters so far, but so far only, as inconsistent with it. This Act applied to 178 corporations named in the schedules thereto, and to 68 other corporations

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Michael Angelo Taylor's Act (English)

the (English) Metropolis Management Act, 1862, which incorporates M.A. Taylor's Act, so far as in force and not inconsistent with the Act of 1862 and the Acts recited therein.

Restriction

to save laws 'inconsistent' with Art. 19(1), or 'taking away the rights' con-ferred by the Article, provided this inconsistency or taking away was reasonable in the interests of the different matters mentioned in the clause. There can

Parol evidence

made; (6) where it is sought to prove a customary right not expressed in the deed, but not inconsistent with any of its stipulations; or, lastly, where fraud or illegality in the formation of the deed is

Rule of lenity

the judicial doctrine holding that a court, in construing an ambiguous criminal statute that set out multiple or inconsistent punishments, should resolve the ambiguity in favour of the more lenient punishment, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p.

Warranty

(which includes representation, such as 'sample') has been superadded for the benefit of the buyer or is not inconsistent with the implied warranty, the latter is not excluded: cf. (English) Sale of Goods Act, 1893, ss. 14

Void

a fundamental right and the language of the article makes it clear that the entire operation of an inconsistent Act is not wiped out, Bhikaji Narain Dhakras v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1955 SC 781: (1955)

To the extent of

law maybe void either wholly or in part and that only such portions will be void as are inconsistent with Part III or have contravened Part III and no more, Mahendralal Jaini v. State of Uttar Pradesh,

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