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open
open 1 : exposed to general view or knowledge : free from concealment [an , notorious, continuous, and adverse use … a registered voter regardless of political affiliation [an primary] 3 a : being in effect or operation [an mine] [a bench warrant still ] b : available for use [an toll road] c : not finally determined,
Commitment
& 33 Vict. c. 62, s. 5]. In the county Court, judgment debts which the debtor has the means [Re A Debtor, (1905) 1 KB 374] to, but will not pay, can be enforced by commitment for
Drachm
Drachm: (1) Apothecaries' weight, 1/8 of an ounce; (2) Apothecaries' measure, 1/8 of a fluid ounce. Not to be confused with dram (q.v.)
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Electoral franchise
(1) The qualifications entitling persons to vote at Parliamentary elections. A brief sketch of the changes up to 1884 in (a) Counties, and (b) Boroughs is as follows: (a) Originally the freeholders elected the members for the … up to 1884 in (a) Counties, and (b) Boroughs is as follows: (a) Originally the freeholders elected the members for the county: later, residence was made an additional qualification. In the fifteenth century the qualification was limited
International Law
International Law. I. Public Law: The law of nations, strictly so called, was in a great measure unknown to antiquity, and is the slow growth of modern times, under the combined influence of Christianity, intercourse, … by the Spanish Government, any situate here remains his property, Banco de Vizcaya v. Don Alfonso de Bourbon, 151 LT 499. the same principle applies to the practice, procedure, and rules of evidence in a foreign Court.
Outgoing
Outgoing. 1. Payments which have to be made out of the gross returns of a property or business before its net proceeds can reach the owner,
Resumption
Resumption. 1. The taking again by the Crown of such lands or tenements, etc., as on false suggestion had been … agricultural landlord, before legal tenancy ended, of the tenant's land (generally in part only) for building, etc., purposes, making an abatement of rent and giving compensation for damage to crops. Notice to quit part only being invalid
possession
possession 1 : the act, fact, or condition of having control of something: as a : actual possession in this … to the claim of the owner, often under a claim of right or color of title, and that may give rise to title in the possessor if carried out for a specified statutory period (as ten years)
voluntary
voluntary 1 a : proceeding from one's own free choice or consent rather than as the result of duress, coercion, … result of duress, coercion, or deception [a statement] b : not compelled by law : done as a matter of choice or agreement [ arbitration] c : made freely and with an understanding of the consequences [a
obligation
obligation 1 : a promise, acknowledgment, or agreement (as a contract) that binds one to a specific performance (as payment) … or indication [held that the amendment did not unconstitutionally impair the s of contracts "Davis v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 521 N.W.2d 366 (1994)"] 2 : a debt security (as a corporate or government bond) see
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