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Power

term and is distinct from the dominion which a man has over his own estate by virtue of ownership, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary. Power, is not synonymous with jurisdiction, K.E. v. Vithu, (1899) 1 Bom LR 157. Power,

Quality of estate

Quality of estate, means the period when the right of enjoying an estate is conferred upon the owner, whether at present or in the future, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1255. The period when, and

Reversion

a grant of a particular portion of it, short of the whole estate, has been made by the owner to another person. it is thus described by Mr. Watkins (Conv. C. 16): 'When a person has interest

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Uses

which property is to be held. The Common Law treated the actual possessor for all purposes as the owner of the property. It was not difficult to find him out, since the possession of his estate was

Stridhan

Stridhan, a Hindu married woman is absolute owner of her 'stridhan' property and can deal with it in any manner she likes-she may spend the whole

Unclaimed property

LR 5 Ch 239 (240). (6) Found Property.-A finder has a title against all the world except the owner of it (see title FINDER OF GOODS), but within what time, if any, he may convert it to

Valuation

29):- 'The principles upon which compensation is assessed when land is taken under compulsory powers are well-settled. The owner receives for the lands he gives up their equivalent-that is, that which they are worth to him in

Vesting

to mean the instrument whereby a personal representative after the death of a tenant for life or statutory owner or the survivor of two or more tenants for life or statutory owners vests settled land in a

Nemo dat qui non habet

Goods Act, 1893, s. 21 (1), that 'where goods are sold by a person who is not the owner thereof, and who does not sell them with the authority or with the consent of the owner, the

Occupier's Liability Notice

Occupier's Liability Notice, the notice which the owner of land out of which tithe rent-charge issues is required, by sub-s. 6 of s. 2 of the

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