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Forfeiture

supposed to hold property in a dead hand locked up from all change or transfer), was prohibited under pain of forfeiture to the lord. The Crown may, however (see MORTMAIN), grant a licence which will avoid this

Cat

1861, s. 21; for maliciously killing or wounding, see (English) Malicious Damage Act, 1861, s. 41; and for painful experiment on, see (English) Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876 s. 5. See further as to cruelty, ANIMALS. (2)

Narcotic drugs

Narcotic drugs, the word 'narcotic' is a substance which relieves pain, produces sleep, and in large doses brings on stupor, coma, and even death, as opium, hemlock, alcohol etc.,

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Mitigate

To make less severe intense harsh rigorous painful etc to soften to meliorate to alleviate to diminish to lessen as to mitigate heat or cold to

Widow

administration of her deceased husband's estate subject to the discretion of the Court [see In the Estate of Paine, A.J., (1916) 115 LT 935] In regard to deaths after 1925, by the Administration of Estates Act, 1925,

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt

Z a blow which does not permanently disfigure Z's face, but which causes Z to suffer severe bodily pain for the space of twenty days. A has voluntarily caused grievous hurt.

Theatre

disallow the same, or any part thereof, the same may not be acted contrary to the disallowance, under pain (s. 15) of the penalty not exceeding 50l. and absolute avoidance of the licence of the theatre. See

Relief

Relief, means measures taken during or immediately after a declaration of disasters to diminish, or alleviate any suffering, pain, injury or distress or hardship caused on account of the disaster. [Gujarat State Disaster Management Act, 2003, s.

Railway

printing upon every passenger ticket 'the fare chargeable for the journey for which such ticket is issued,' on pain of fine upto 40s. for every ticket issued without bearing the fare on its face, by s. 6

Rabbit

upto 2l; trespassers may be required to quit the land and to tell their names and abodes on pain of arrest on refusal, and similar trespass with violence by five or more armed persons is punishable by

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