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Bar of the House

Bar of the House, in the Lok Sabha, the Bar consists of a wooden Bar placed between two pillars near the door which opens into … Bar of the House, in the Lok Sabha, the Bar consists of a wooden Bar placed between two pillars near the door which opens into the Central aisle facing the Speaker and which connects

Admonition

Admonition, a judicial or ecclesiastic censure or reprimand. See MONITION. Admonition, means a mild rebuke, Webster Law Dictionary, p. 19. Means a reprimand to an accused person about to be discharged, A Dictionary of Law

Ejectment

Ejectment, the 'mixed' action at Common Law to recover the possession of land (which is real), and damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of … Ejectment, the 'mixed' action at Common Law to recover the possession of land (which is real), and damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of the land (which are

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Entry

Entry, the depositing of a document in the proper office or place; actual entry on land is necessary to constitute a seisin in deed, and is necessary in certain cases, as, e.g., to perfect … Entry, the depositing of a document in the proper office or place; actual entry on land is necessary to constitute a seisin in deed, and is necessary

Assignment

Assignment, 'assignment' means an assignment in writing by act of the parties concerned. [Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, (37 of 2000), s. 2(b)] 'Assignment' means the transfer of the claim, right or property to another, … Assignment, 'assignment' means an assignment in writing by act of the parties concerned. [Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, (37 of 2000), s. 2(b)] 'Assignment' means the transfer of the claim,

Real representative

any person between the 31st December, 1897, and the 1st January, 1926, under the provisions of the (English) Land Transfer Act, 1897. Prior to the commencement on the 1st of January, 1898, of the (English) Land Transfer … Real representative. The name formerly given to a personal representative on whom real estate devolved on the death of any person between the 31st December, 1897, and

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. See AGE. At

Gavelkind

estates, and descent from a person of unsound mind, as provided by s. 51 (ibid.), and see (English) L.P. Act, 1922, 12th Sched. (1)(d), and Re Price, 1928 Ch 579. The word is derived from the Saxon

Fee-farm rent

in perpetuity, subject to a rent in fee for so much as it is reasonably worth, not being less than one-fourth of the value of the lands at the time of its reservation; and such rent appears … Fee-farm rent, where an estate in fee is granted in perpetuity, subject to a rent in fee for so much as it is reasonably worth, not being less than

Enacting formula

Enacting formula, is the section of a Bill or statute which establishes the whole document as a law, A Dictionary of Law, William C. Anderson, 1889, p. 24. Is a short formal paragraph immediately after the

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