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Consideration
the promisor (the person burdened with the obligation) or a stranger derives a benefit or advantage, or any labour detriment or inconvenience sustained or suffered by the promisee at the request, express or implied, of the promisor. … Consideration. Any act of the promisee (the person claiming the benefit of an obligation) from which the promisor (the
Distress
Distress [fr. distringo, Lat., to bind fast; districtio, Med. Lat., whence distraindre, Fr.], a taking, without legal process, of a personal chattel … Lat., to bind fast; districtio, Med. Lat., whence distraindre, Fr.], a taking, without legal process, of a personal chattel from the possession of a wrong-doer into the hands of a party grieved, as a pledge for the
Mortgage
at a certain time. This conditional assurance is resorted to when a debt has been incurred, or a loan of money or credit effected, in order to secure either the repayment of the one or the liquidation … [fr. mort, Fr., dead, and gage, pledge], a deed pledge; a thing put into the hands of a creditor. A mortgage is the creation of an interest in property, defeasible (i.e., annullable) upon performing the condition of
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Searches
Searches, an essential feature in the acquisition of land sine registration under the (English) Land Charges Act, 1925, in the land or local registries of any incumbrance … Searches, an essential feature in the acquisition of land sine registration under the (English) Land Charges Act, 1925, in the land or local registries of any incumbrance which is required to be registered under
New forest
c. 76 (as to deer); 59 Geo. 3, c. 86, and 10 Geo. 4, c. 50 (as to leases); 17 & 18 Vict. c. 49 (as to settlement of claims); and 29 & 30 Vict. c. 63
Infant
Infant [fr. infans, Lat., one who cannot speak], a person under twenty-one years of age, whose acts are in many cases either … Infant [fr. infans, Lat., one who cannot speak], a person under twenty-one years of age, whose acts are in many cases either void or voidable.
Mine
Act, 1973 includes open cases working within the definition of mine, Kali Prasad Agarwalla v. Bharat Coking Coal Ltd., AIR 1989 SC 1530: (1989) Supp 1 SCC 628. [Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973 (26 of 1973), s. … Mine [fr. mwyn or mwy, Wel., fr. maen, a stone], an excavation or cavern in the earth; an excavation made for the purpose of getting coal or other minerals. The inspection and
Children
Children. The word child in legal documents means a legitimate child unless otherwise declared by statute. See Morris v. Britannic Assurance Co., 1931 (2) … Children. The word child in legal documents means a legitimate child unless otherwise declared by statute. See Morris v.
Glass
Glass. By the (English) Larceny Act, 1916 (6 & 7 Geo. 5, c. 50), s. 81(1), every person who steals or with intent
London
London, the metropolis of England. for a short account of early London, see 3 Hallam, Mid. Ages, p. 219. … see 3 Hallam, Mid. Ages, p. 219. The 'city' of London, which is not subject to the Municipal Corporations Act, contains only 671 acres and is divided into twenty-six wards, over each of which there is an
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