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Last resided

Last resided, the cognate expression 'last resided' takes colour from the word 'resides' used earlier in the sub-section. The same meaning should be given to the word 'resides' and the word 'resided', that is to say, if the word 'resides' includes temporary residence, the expression 'last resided' means the place where the person had his last temporary residence, Jagir Kaur v. Jaswant Singh, (1964) 2 SCR 73: AIR 1963 SC 1521 (1524). [Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, s. 488 (8)]...


Where he last resided with his wife

Where he last resided with his wife, the cognate expression 'last resided' takes colour from the word 'resides' used earlier in the sub-s.. The same meaning should be given to the word 'resides' and the word 'resided', that is to say, if the word 'resides' includes temporary residence, the expression 'last resided' means the place where the person had his last temporary residence, Jagir Kaur v. Jaswant Singh, AIR 1963 SC 1521 (1524): (1964) 2 SCR 73....


last antecedent rule

last antecedent rule : a doctrine in the interpretation of statutes: qualifying words or phrases refer only to the last antecedent word or phrase unless the context or entire act clearly requires otherwise called also last antecedent doctrine ...


last in, first out

last in, first out : being or relating to a method of valuing inventories by which items from the last lot received are assumed to be sold first and all requisitions are priced at the cost per item of the lot last stocked compare first in, first out ...


last injurious exposure rule

last injurious exposure rule : a rule placing liability for workers' compensation on the last employer of a worker disabled as a result of injuries or conditions suffered under two or more successive employers ...


Lasting

Existing or continuing a long while enduring as a lasting good or evil a lasting color...


next to last

next preceding the last as the figures in the next to last column...


Last day of term

Last day of term. On the last day of each of the four terms the junior barrister present in every Court of law was entitled to make his motion the first, and so on, in order of juniority, to the senior outer-barrister; afterwards, among the Queen's Counsel and serjeants, the senior began. For the purposes of the administration of justice the division of the legal year into terms has been abolished (Jud. Act, 1873, s. 26). See SITTINGS....


Last resort

Last resort. A Court from which there is no appeal is called the Court of last resort....


country of (last) residence

country of (last) residence The country in which an alien habitually resided prior to entering the United States. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...


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