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Allegiance
Allegiance [fr. ligo, Lat.], the natural, lawful, and faithful obedience which every subject owes to the supreme magistrate who oversteps not his prerogatives. It is either natural or perpetual, where one is a subject born, or...
liability
liability pl: -ties 1 : the quality or state of being liable 2 : something for which one is liable: as a : a financial obligation : debt [tax ] [the bonds are liabilities] compare asset...
Impracticability
some degree of reason and involves some regard for practice. 'Impracticable' presupposes that the action is 'possible' but owing to certain practical difficulties or other reasons it is incapable of being performed, Major Radha Krishan v. Union
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Magna Carta
the residue shall remain to the executor to perform the testament of the dead, and if nothing be owing unto us, all the chattels shall go to the use of the dead, saving to his wife and
Refugee
Refugee, to any person who owing to well founded fear of being persecuted for reason of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social
Attachment of debts
examination of the debtor, for an order nisi [see Norton v. Yates, 1906 (1) KB 112] attaching debts owing or accruing to the debtor in the hands of the parties owing the same who are called garnishees;
special duty doctrine
special duty doctrine : an exception to the public duty doctrine that imposes liability for injury on a government entity when there is a special duty owed to the plaintiff but not to the public at...
deficiency
deficiency pl: -cies : an amount that is lacking or inadequate: as a : the difference between the amount of tax owed and the amount of tax paid b : the difference between the amount owed...
due
due [Old French deu, past participle of devoir to owe, from Latin debere] 1 a : satisfying or capable of satisfying an obligation, duty, or requirement under the law [the buyer's performance under the contract] [...
special
special 1 : distinguished by some unusual quality [ circumstances justifying an award of attorney's fees] 2 : relating to a single thing or class of things : having an individual character or trait [owed them...
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