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Innkeeper
are deemed innkeepers who keep houses where a traveler is furnished, for profit, with everything which he has occasion for whilst on his way. They are bound to take in all travelers and wayfaring persons, and to
Misadventure, excusable homicide by
correcting a child, a master his apprentice or scholar, or an officer punishing a criminal, and happens to occasion his death, it is only misadventure, for the act of correction was lawful; but if he exceeds the
Market and fair
'a periodical concourse of buyers and sellers in a place generally for sale and purchase......at times or on occasion ordained by custom. The distinction between markets and fair appears to lie in the periodicity viz. while a
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Mahr (dower)
maher, the Privy Council once described it as 'an essential incident to the status of marriage'. On another occasion it explained that maher was a 'legal responsibility' of the husband. These judicial observations evidence a correct understanding
Loan, gratuitous
Mr. Justice Story thus concludes his observations on gratuitous loans. 'It has, however,' says he, 'furnished very little occasion for the interposition of judicial tribunals, for reasons equally honourable to the parties and to the liberal spirit
Leap-year
the 24th of February, which among the Romans was the sixth of the calends, and which on this occasion was reckoned twice, hence the term bissextile.
Laureate or laureat
composing an ode annually, on the sovereign's birthday, and on the new year; sometimes also, though rarely, on occasion of any remarkable victory, Warton's Hist. of English Poetry. The annual birthday ode has been discontinued for many
Interpretation of Statute
much in a strict etymological propriety of language, nor even in popular use, as in the subject or occasion on which it is used and the object which is intended to be attained, Santa Singh v. State
For the purposes of this Act
and therefore any decision impliedly rendered on the aspect of nature or character of the land on that occasion will have to be regarded as incidental to and merely for the purpose of passing the order of
Injunction
nature is not susceptible of being compensated by damages, or as from its continuance or permanent mischief must occasion a constantly recurring grievance which cannot be otherwise adequately prevented than by an injunction; as where the injury
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