Irrevocable

Irrevocable, incapable of being revoked; powers of appointment are sometimes executed so as to be irrevocable (see POWERS OF APPOINTMENT); no will is ever irrevocable. A contract not to revoke a will is valid, for breach of which an action will lie, but the covenant is not specifically enforceable, Robinson v. Ommanney, (1882) 23 CD 285....

Irrevocability

The state or quality of being irrevocable irrevocableness...

Irrevocable

Incapable of being recalled or revoked unchangeable irreversible unalterable as an irrevocable promise or decree irrevocable fate...

irrevocable

irrevocable : not capable of being revoked [the offer was for ten days] ir·rev·o·ca·bil·i·ty n ir·rev·o·ca·bly adv ...

irrevocable letter of credit

irrevocable letter of credit see letter of credit ...

irrevocable power of attorney

irrevocable power of attorney see power of attorney ...

irrevocable trust

irrevocable trust see trust ...

Power of Attorney

Power of Attorney (Letter of Attorney), a writing usually, but not always necessarily, under seal authorizing another person, who is called the attorney of the person appointing him, to do any lawful act in the stead of another, as to give seisin of lands, receive debts or sue a third person. it is either general or special. The nature of this instrument is to give the attorney the full power and authority of the maker to accomplish the act intended to be performed. If it is an authority coupled with an interest, e.g., if the attorney is authorized to collect debts and pay there out a debt due to himself, it is irrevocable. As it is necessary for certain purposes (e.g., execution of a deed) that it should be under seal, a power of attorney is usually in the form of a deed. By ss. 8 and 9 of the (English) Conveyancing Act, 1882, now (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, ss. 126 and 127, powers of attorney may be made irrevocable either absolutely or for a limited period according as they...

The closure of the place of business and not itself

The closure of the place of business and not itself, the distinction between a lockout and a closure has been explained by the decision of this Court in the Management of Express Newspapers Ltd. v. Workers and Staff employed under it, AIR 1963 SC 569: (1963) 3 SCR 540. It was pointed out in that case that in the case of a closure the employer does not merely close down the place of business but he closes the business itself finally and irrevocably. A lock-out on the other hand indicates the closure of the place of business and not closure of the business itself. It is now well-established that in the case of a closure the employer does not merely close down the place of business but he closes the business finally and irrevocably, Tatanagar Foundry Co. Ltd. v. Their Workmen, AIR 1970 SC 1960: (1969) 3 SCC 464: (1970) 3 SCR 8....

commit

commit com·mit·ted com·mit·ting vt 1 a : to put into another's charge or trust : entrust consign [committed her children to her sister's care] b : to place in a prison or mental hospital esp. by judicial order [was found to be gravely disabled and was involuntarily committed to the Central Louisiana State Hospital "In the Matter of K.G., 531 So. 2d 575 (1988)"] compare institutionalize, interdict c : to send (as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report [ the crime bill to the joint committee] 2 : to carry into action deliberately : perpetrate [to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas "U.S. Constitution art. I"] 3 : obligate bind vi : to obligate or bind oneself [would not to the irrevocable order] ...

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