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Heriot

128 (2), notwithstanding the enfranchisement of copyholds by that Act, until they are extinguished either by compensation or lapse of time (see s. 138, ibid.), but after 1925 [(English) L.P. Act (Postpone-ment Act), 1924 (c. 4)] a

Living in adultery

Living in adultery, means a continuous course of adulterous relationship as distinguished from 'one or two lapses from virtue, Rajni v. Prabhakar, AIR 1950 Bom 204. No wife shall be entitled to receive an allowance

Presumption of life or death

to have been living, the law will in general presume that he is still alive, unless after a lapse of time considerably exceeding the ordinary duration of human life; but if there be evidence of his continued

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Misconduct

2006 SC 80. Misconduct under s. 30(a) of the Arbitration Act, 1940 has not a connotation of moral lapse. It comprises legal misconduct which is complete if the Arbitrator on the face of the award arrives at

Ne admittas

it ought to be issued within six calendar months after the avoidance, before the bishop may present by lapse; for it is in vain to sue out this writ when the title to present has devolved upon

Nominatim

he do not, and the patron presents his clerk before the bishop has taken any benefit of the lapse, he is obliged to admit such clerk, Plowd. 529. Also [see (English) Ballot Act, 1872; (English) Municipal Corporations

Parliament prorogation

specified date. Pending notices other than notices of intention to move for leave to introduce a Bill shall Lapse on prorogation, Rules on Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, 10th Edn., 2002, r. 335; Rules

Precedent

precedent, Uttaranchal Road Transport Corporation v. Mansaram Nainwal, (2000) 6 SCC 366. A precedent acquirers added authority from lapse of time, the longer a precedent has remained unquestioned, the more hard it becomes to reverse it. The

Terminable interest

Terminable interest, means an interest that may be terminated upon the lapse of time or upon the occurrence of some condition, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1483.

Presumptive title

the contrary, will sustain an action for a tresspass by a wrongdoer, and will indeed be strengthened, by lapse of time, into a title complete and indefeasible. This assumption is based on the well-known feudal maxim that

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