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Stranger in blood

Act; but see May and August numbers of the Law Magazine and Review of 1905. Aliter as to legitimated children, see Legitimacy Act, 1926, s. 7. One not related by blood, such as relative by affinity, Black's

Spurious

given in Webster's New Twentieth Century Dic-tionary as '(1) not genuine, not proceeding from true source, (2) not legitimate', Chaitanya Kumar Adatiya v. Sushila Dixit, AIR 1975 SC 1718 (1721): (1976) 3 SCC 97. (Representation of the

Special bastard

of parents before marri-age, the parents afterwards intermarrying. By the Civil and Scots Law he would be then legitimated.

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Sovereign powers

Sovereign powers, of a Government include all the powers necessary to accomplish its legitimate ends and purposes. Such powers must exist in all practical Governments. (Words and Phrases, Permanent Edition, Volume 39A)

Son

blood relationship which is the essence of the term in which 'son' is usually understood, emphasis being on legitimacy. In legal parlance, however, 'son' has a little wider connotation. It may include not only the natural son

Record, Trial by

day; failing to do so, judgment is given for his adversary. The trial by record is the only legitimate mode of trying such issue, Steph. Plead.; 2 Chit. Arch.Prac.

Mulier puisne

When a man has a bastard son, and afterwards marries the mother, and by her has also a legitimate son, the elder son is bastard eigne and the younger son is mulier puisne. See 2 Bl. Com.

Reasonable parts

of Magna Charta for the 'reasonable parts,' but the Wills Act does not apply to Scotland, where (see LEGITIM), as generally throughout Europe, except in England and Ireland, the rights of the widow and children are in

Pollution of offshore environment

or living resources and marine life, hazards to human health, hindrance to marine activities, including fishing and other legitimate uses of the offshore areas and impairment of quality of sea water for use and reduction of ameni-ties.

Pollution

such water harmful or injurious to public health or safety, or to domestic, commer-cial, industrial, agricultural or other legitimate uses, or to the life and health of animals or plants or of acquatic organisms. [Water (Prevention and

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