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or into ones possession not early or long in being of late origin recent fresh modern opposed to old as a new coat a new house a new book a new fashion … recent fresh modern opposed to old as a new coat a new house a new book a new fashion

Oath

who believe in a God, the avenger of falsehood, have always been admitted to give evidence, but the old rule was, that all witnesses must take an oath of some kind. Very gradually, however, the legislature has … an oath shall be administered to him in such form and manner without further question. Swearing in this fashion has by the Oaths Act, 1909, been made the usual form of taking any oath, s. 2 enacting

Timber

Act, 1980, s. 4] Means at common law oak, ash and elm are timber if over twenty years old, but not so old as to have unusable wood in them. Other trees may be timber by the … It includes trees when they have fallen or have been felled, and all wood whether cut up or fashioned or hollowed out for any purpose or not. [Indian Forest Act, 1927, s. 2 (6)] The word 'timber'

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