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regulatory taking

action for compensation when the taking has deprived the owner of all use of the property even temporarily. Otherwise, the owner may be entitled only to declaratory relief.

3 : to create a security interest in (property) and so acquire the right to foreclose on or otherwise deal with property for payment of a debt and to exercise one's rights in the property against third … estachier, from estache stake] vt 1 : to obtain a court order against (property of another person) that directs an officer of the court (as a sheriff) to seize or take control of the property compare garnish,

Heirloom

a tenant in tail by purchase is born or attains the age of 21 years, or so as otherwise to vest in some person becoming entitled to an estate of freehold inheritance in the land,' a tenant … term 'heirlooms' is often applied in practice to the case where certain chattels--for example, pictures, plate, or furniture--are directed by will or settlement to follow the limitations thereby made of some family mansion or estate. But the

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Notice

protect himself by purchasing the title of another bona fide purchaser for a valuable consideration without notice; for, otherwise, such bona fide purchaser would not enjoy the full benefit of his own unexceptionable title. If a person, … or might be ignorant. Notice is either (1) statutory; (2) actual, which brings the knowledge of a fact directly home to the party; or (3) constructive or implied, which is no more than evidence of facts which

Trade description

it is applied, and includes every alteration of a trade description, whether by way of addition, effacement, or otherwise, where that alteration makes the description false in a material respect, and the fact that a trade description … Trade description, means 'any description, state-ment, or other indication, direct or indirect, (a) as to the number, quantity, measure, gauge, or weight of any goods, or (b) as

Threats

Act of 1932 (see LETTERS-PATENT), which is as follows:- S. 36 (1).--Where any person, by circulars, advertise-ments or otherwise, threatens any person with an action for infringement of patent or other like proceedings, then, whether the person … upon any other person whether living or dead; or (2)directly or indirectly threatens to print or publish or directly or indirectly proposes to abstain from or offers to prevent the printing or publishing of any matter or

Revocation of agency

giving notice to his principal that he renounces the agency; but the principal must sustain no damage thereby; otherwise the agent would be responsible therefor. (III.) By operation of law, as (a) By the expiration of the … or determined in several ways:- (I) by the act of the principal, either (a) Express, as (1) By direct and formal writing, publicly a advertised; (2) By informal writing to the agent privately; (3) By parol; or

Attestation Clause

witness or the husband or wife of such is void, but a will containing such a legacy is otherwise good. [(English) Wills Act, 1837, s. 15] … 1837 (1 Vict. c. 26), that the signature of the testator, or of some other person by his direction, 'shall be made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at

Prohibition

proceeding is without or in excess of jurisdiction or contrary to the laws of the land, statutory or otherwise, East India Commercial Co. v. Collector of Customs, AIR 1962 SC 1893. Prohibition, is a writ which can … party injured. Sometimes the point is too doubtful to be decided upon motion, and the party applying is directed to declare in prohibition, setting forth concisely so much of the proceeding in the Court below as may

motion

issue an interlocutory order which prevents an opposing party from introducing or referring to potentially irrelevant, prejudicial, or otherwise inadmissible evidence until the court has finally ruled on its admissibility motion to suppress : a pretrial motion … committee] 2 a : an application made to a court or judge to obtain an order, ruling, or direction [a to arrest judgment] ;also : a document containing such an application b : the initiative of a

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