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Held

Oxford Dictionary 'held' means: to possess; to be the owner or holder or tenant of; keep possession of; occupy. Thus, 'held' connotes both ownership as well as possession. And in the context of the definition it is

Churchwardens

etc., officers of the excise or customs or post-office, and persons living out of the parish unless they occupy a house of trade there, Steer's Par. Law; and see R. v. Townson, (1908) 99 LT 472. The

Shilly shally

To hesitate to act in an irresolute manner hence to occupy ones self with trifles

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Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus

maxim 'falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus' has not received general acceptance nor has this maxim come to occupy the status of rule of law. It is merely a rule of caution. All that it amounts to

Billet

Billet, (1) a soldier's quarters in a civilian's house: (2) the ticket which authorizes him to occupy them.

Bias

to denote a departure from the standard of even handed justice with the law requires from those who occupy judicial office, Franklin v. Minister of Town and Country Planning, (1948) AC 87; R. v. Mulvihil, (1990) 1

VerbarRetinophora

One of group of two to four united cells which occupy the axial part of the ocelli or ommatidia of the eyes of invertebrates and contain the terminal nerve

Dairy

manufactured for sale into butter, ghee, cheese or curds, and, in relation to a dairyman who does not occupy any premises for the sale of milk, includes any place in which he keeps the vessels used by

Deputation

basis. After the expiry period of deputation the employee has to come back to his parent department to occupy the same position unless in the meanwhile he has earned promotion in his parent department as per Recruitment

Emblements

his life, or for any other uncertain interest, instead of claims to emblements, the tenant shall continue to occupy such farm or lands until the occupation is determined by a twelve months' notice to quit, expiring at

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