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debt

debt [Old French dette, ultimately from Latin debita, plural of debitum debt, from neuter of debitus, past participle of debere to owe] 1 : something owed: as a : a specific sum of money or

Pension

Pension, an annual allowance made to any one, usually in consideration of past services. By the (English) Succession to the Crown Act, 1707, (6 Anne, c. 7) (c. 41 in the

Undertaking

411: 16 Law Rep 140. Undertaking, denotes, with reference to company law, all the assets of the company past present and future, and is a mortgageable interest being commonly charged by the debentures of the company. 'Undertaking'

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jury

jury pl: ju·ries [Anglo-French juree, from feminine past participle of Old French jurer to swear, from Latin jurare, from jur- jus law] : a body of

Bond

marriage (or marriage brokage bonds), or to restrain marriage, or for immoral considerations, such as future, but not past, cohabitation, and also in total restraint of trade, are void. As to forgery of a bond, see (English)

Deed

if he does not execute the deed. See Halsbury, loc. cit. (b) Recitals. These are either narratives of past facts, or a statement of the purpose of the deed. They are not a necessary part of an

Release

in the recitals. A release in general terms upon surrender of a lease does not impliedly release from past breaches of covenant, only the future, Richmond v. Savill, (1926) 2 KB 530. Consult Dav. Prec. in Con.,

Uses

same Act; also s. 65 (reservations in lieu of grants of rent-charges, easements, etc.); s. 66 (confirmation of past transactions), and s. 4 (equivalence inequity of former legal estates). See LAW OF PROPERTY; SETTLED LAND and VOLUNTARY

National insurance

approved society are called Deposit Contributors, and are not entitled to money benefits, but can draw out their past contributions incase of sickness. The Minister of Health, the Welsh Board of Health, the Scottish Board of Health,

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