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Arrest
Arrest [fr. restae, Lat.; arrestare, It.; arrester, Fr., to bring one to stand], the restraining of the liberty of a man's person in order to compel obedience to the order of
Chose
Chose [Fr., a thing]; it is used in divers senses, of which the four following are the most important:-- (1) Chose local, a thing annexed to a place, … any absolute assignment by writing under the hand of the assignor (not purporting to be by way of charge only) of any debt, or other legal thing in action of which express notice in writing has been
Debt
Debt [fr. debitum, Lat.], a sum of money due from one person to another. An action of debt lay where a person claimed the
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Annuity
Annuity, in order to constitute an annuity, the payment to be made periodically should be a fixed or predetermined one, and it should not be liable to any variation depending upon or … annuity is frequently resorted to as a means of borrowing money, where the borrower has not any available security, the borrower undertaking to pay an annuity during his own life, instead of interest and the return of
Intoxicating liquor
holder of the licence is leasehold, he may deduct [s. 21(3)] from his rent a percentage of the charge, lessening with the length of his term, ranging from 88 per cent. in the case of an unexpired … 'intoxicating liquor' is not confined to potable liquor alone but would include all liquor which contain alcohol. Liquor should not only cover alcoholic liquor which is generally used for beverage purposes wand produce intoxication but would also
Criminal Appeal Act, 1907 (English)
number of years the merits and demerits of criminal appeal have been discussed in this country. In 1844 Sir Fitzroy Kelly, in a remarkable speech in the House of Commons, advocated criminal appeal, the claim to which
deed
deed 1 : something done : act [my free act and ] 2 : a written instrument by which a person transfers … special warranty deed : a deed in which the property transferred is warranted to be free of all liens or encumbrances made by, through, or under the grantor tax deed : a deed evidencing the transfer of
Marshalling
Marshalling, the act of arranging or of putting into proper order. The doctrine of marshalling assets and securities depends upon the principle that a person, having two funds out of which to satisfy his demands, shall … of the first mortgagee in regard to the property which has not been resorted to for satisfying his security: Coote on Mortgages. If the owner of two or more properties mortgages them to one person and then
Equity of redemption
the mortgaged property, on account of the breach of the condition for repayment of the loan within the strict time, is nevertheless compelled to reconvey the legal estate to the mortgagor, who applies to redeem it, on … preference according to his priority in time. Before 1926, the following dangers and disadvant-ages attended this species of security:- A prior mortgagee might be postponed to a subsequent mortgagee, who, having advanced his money without notice of
False pretence, obtaining property
the medium of a mere fraud; it is a misdemeanour at Common Law. By the Larceny Act, 1916, s. 32:- Every person who, by any false pretence: (1) with intent to defraud, obtains from any other person … any false pretence: (1) with intent to defraud, obtains from any other person any chattel, money or valuable security, or causes or procures any money to be paid or any chattel or valuable security to be delivered
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