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Post-obit Bond
one from whom the obligor expects to derive some property. Post-obit bonds, and other securities of a like nature, are set aside, when made by heirs and expectants, as frauds upon the parents and other ancestors, unless … be void on the payment by the obligor of a sum of money upon the death of another person. in most cases the person upon whose death it is so payable is one from whom the obligor
Restitutio in integrum
is not needed, and it only applies to cases of contracts and transactions, which are not in their nature or form invalid. In order to entitle a person to the restitutio, he must have sustained some injury … of contracts and transactions, which are not in their nature or form invalid. In order to entitle a person to the restitutio, he must have sustained some injury capable of being estimated, in consequence of the contract
Verba generalia restringuntur ad habilitatem rei vel aptitudinem person'
Verba generalia restringuntur ad habilitatem rei vel aptitudinem person'. Bacon.-(General words must be narrowed to the nature of the subject or the aptitude of the person.) … Verba generalia restringuntur ad habilitatem rei vel aptitudinem person'. Bacon.-(General words must be narrowed to the nature of the subject or the aptitude of the person.)
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Writ of quo warranto
lies against the person, who according to the relator is not entitled to hold an office of public nature and is only a usurper of the office. It is the person, against whom the writ of quo … Writ of quo warranto, a writ of quo warranto is a writ which lies against the person, who according to the relator is not entitled to hold an office of public nature and is only
Survivorship
or class of or from whom the survivor is to be ascertained and whether the word has a natural or stipital meaning (see, e.g., Gilmour v. MacPhillamy, 1930 AC 712). The state or condition of being the … Survivorship, the living or one of two or more persons after the death of the other or others. See COMMORIENTES; JOINT TENANCY. In questions of construction of wills
Court-baron
and duties stipulated for by lords of manors, and for the purpose of determining actions of a personal nature, where the debt or damage was under forty shillings. This court might be held at any place within … services and duties stipulated for by lords of manors, and for the purpose of determining actions of a personal nature, where the debt or damage was under forty shillings. This court might be held at any place
right
a just claim: as a : a power, privilege, or condition of existence to which one has a natural claim of enjoyment or possession [the of liberty] [that all men…are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable … natural right b : a power, privilege, immunity, or capacity the enjoyment of which is secured to a person by law [one's constitutional s] c : a legally enforceable claim against another that the other will do
Unnatural offence
Unnatural offence, the infamous crime against nature, either with man or beast, punishable by the Offences against the Person Act, 1861, by penal servitude for … Unnatural offence, the infamous crime against nature, either with man or beast, punishable by the Offences against the Person Act, 1861, by penal servitude for life or any term not less than ten years, but this minimum
Mahr (dower)
woman becomes entitled to it as soon as she has surrendered her person. Justice Mahmood has described the nature of mahr in Abdul Kadir Salima. According to him: Dower (mahr), under the Muhammadan law, is the sum … and on the other hand the woman becomes entitled to it as soon as she has surrendered her person. Justice Mahmood has described the nature of mahr in Abdul Kadir Salima. According to him: Dower (mahr), under
Interested witness
Interested witness, a close relative who is a natural witness cannot be regarded as an interested witness. The term 'interested' postulates that the witness must have some … is a very natural witness cannot be termed as an interested witness. The term interested postulates that the person concerned must have some direct interest in seeing the accused being convicted somehow or the other either because
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