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Purchaser
Act, 1833, the descent was in every case to be traced, before 1926, and now, as to a limitation to the heir taking effect as purchaser (see previous title, and (English) L.P. Act, 1925, s. 132). The … same (s. 2), Sugd. Real Property Stat. 256. For various meanings of the word 'purchaser,' see the diseenting judgement of Buckley, L.J., in I. R. C. v. Gribble, (1913) 3 KB 218, in which the majority of
Hearing
A judicial session, usu. open to the public, held for purpose of deciding issues of fact or of law, sometimes with witnesses testifying, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 725. Traditionally, testimony that is given by a … Hearing, an investigation of a controversy. See TRIAL. A judicial session, usu. open to the public, held for purpose of deciding issues of fact or of law, sometimes
Mens rea
statutory direction is obeyed and that if he fails to do so he does so at his peril--WILLS, J., R. v. Tolson, (1889) 23 QBD 173. See also BRETT, J., R. v. Prince, (1875) LR 2 CCR … be so framed as to make an act criminal, whether there has been any intention to break the law or otherwise to do wrong or not. There is a large body of municipal law at the present
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Custom
Custom [fr. Costume, It.; coustume, coutume, Fr.; costumbre, Sp.; consuetudo, Lat.], 'Custom maybe defined to be a law or right not written which being established by long use and
penology
penology : a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders pe·no·log·i·cal [pē-nə-lÄ j-ə-kəl] adj pe·nol·o·gist [pi-nÄ -lə-jist] n
legislator
legislator [Latin legis lator, literally, proposer of a law, from legis (genitive of lex law) + lator proposer, from
criminology
criminology : the scientific study of crime as a social phenomenon, of criminals, and of penal treatment crim·i·no·log·i·cal [kri-mə-nə-lÄ -jə-kəl] adj crim·i·no·log·i·cal·ly adv crim·i·nol·o·gist [kri-mə-nÄ -lə-jist] n
Proof
would induce a reasonable man to come to a particular conclusion, Hawkins v. Powells Tillery Steam Coal Co. Ltd., (1911) 1 KB 988: 1911 WN 53. Proof, evidence, testimony, convincing token means of conviction. Also standard strength
Lease and lend
Lease and lend, the 'lease and land' scheme was introduced by the Government of India as a war measure … firms or companies and took upon itself to import the required quantity, L.J. Leach & Co. Ltd. v. Jardine Skinner, AIR 1957 SC 357 (361): 1957 SCR 438.
Charity Commissioners
Acts. They exercise very extensive powers of management and control over charities, including power to authorize sales, exchanges, leases and mortgages of charity property; to frame new schemes where the original terms of the trust can no … the trustees and give them advice, and many other powers. There are, however, certain institutions exempted from their jurisdiction, e.g., certain universities and colleges, registered places of worship, and charities wholly supported by voluntary contributions; see s.
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