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Emblements
the executor upon death, may be taken in execution; but the appraisement and sale thereof are regulated by statute; and, by statute, growing crops may be distrained upon, and sold when ripe. But a crop of natural … above ground], the growing crops of those vegetable productions of the soil which are annually produced by the labour of the cultivator. They are deemed personal property, and pass as such to the executor or administrator of
Poaching
commencement of the first hour before sunrise, 'game,' as above defined, is punishable summarily by imprisonment with hard labour; and any persons, to the number of three or more, by night unlawfully entering lands, for the purpose … fined any sum not exceeding 5l. etc., Poaching Prevention Act, 1862. See Aggs on Agricultural Holdings, and Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Game.' As to unlawfully taking fish in private water, see (English) Larceny Act, 1861, ss. 24, 25;
Gaming or gambling
more than 100l.) as shall be adjudged by the justices, or may be imprisoned with or without hard labour for not more than six calendar months; but adds that nothing shall prevent any proceeding by indictment, see … and the Lotteries Act, 1698 (10 & 11 Wm. 3, c. 17); the system of incorporation of previous statutes by reference being carried very far in gaming legislation. Gaming in Public-houses, etc.--Sect. 79 of the (English) Licensing
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Conspiracy
is a misdemeanour at common law, punishable with fine and imprisonment to any extent; and also with hard labour in the case of ' any conspiracy to cheat or defraud, or to extort money or goods, or … arisen in connection with trade disputes, and the law as to them now depends principally on the two statutes of 1875 and 1906 (as amended by the Act of 1927) next referred to, which have greatly altered
Proceeding
with the further progress of a case. The meaning of the word 'proceeding' is generally governed by the statute itself, John Mithalal Desai v. Dinesbhai, 1997 3 Guj LR 2103. Means something in which business is conducted … the manner of conducting them and the mode of deciding them. All these happenings or events before a labour court or industrial tribunal or any other authority on whom jurisdiction is conferred by law to dispose of
title
of title [paid tax and fees] 2 a : the name or heading of something (as a proceeding, statute, or book) b often cap : a division of a statutory or regulatory code or of an act
agent
of a corporation designated to accept service of process on behalf of the corporation usually as required by statute c : a person or organization that finds buyers or tenants for real estate owners usually for a
Ship
Sch., Art. 1, 'any vessel used for the carriage of goods by sea.' (2) (English) Merchant Shipping (International Labour Conventions) Act, 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 42), s. 5, 'any sea-going ship or boat of … caused in consequence of the negligence, etc., mentioned in the Act. See NAVIGATIONACTS; MERCHANT SHIPPING; LIMITED LIABILITY; Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Shipping'; and consult Temperley or Maclachlan on M. S. Acts; Maude and Pollock on Shipping; Carver opn
Master and servant
where his own skill and labour are not sufficient to carry out his own business or purpose. See LABOURERS. Servants are of several descriptions:- 1st Servants in husbandry. These are very generally hired by the year, as … ACT. As to settlement of disputes betwee employers and workmen, see CONCILIATION. Consult Manley Smith,or Macdonell, and Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Master and Servant,' on the law of master and servant generally.
Consideration
may be illegal because it contravenes the principles of the Common Law, or the special requirements of a statute. The former illegality exists whenever the consideration is founded upon a transaction which violates public policy or morality:'as … 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.
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