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Pauper lunatic, a discarded term, replaced by 'rate-aided patient of unsound mind' (Mental Treatment Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 23)), s. 3. See PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND....
Lunatic
Lunatic. By the (English) Mental Treatment Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 23), s. 20, the word 'lunatic,' except in the phrase 'criminal lunatic' and in relation to persons detained as lunatics outside England, shall cease to be used in relation to any person of or alleged to be of unsound mind, and the words ''person of unsound mind,' 'person,' 'patient of unsound mind,' or 'of unsound mind,' or such other expression as the context may require are to be substituted in any enactment or document thereunder. See PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND. Mental Treatment Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 23).The general principle governing contracts entered into by insane persons is laid down in The Imperial Loan Co. v. Stone, (1892) 1 QB 559. 'Where a person enters into a contract, and afterwards alleges that he was so insane at the time that he did not know what he was doing and proves the allegation, the contract is as binding on him in every respect, whether it is executory or executed, as if he had been sa...
Pauper
Pauper, a discarded term, see POOR PERSON. See CASUAL PAUPER; POOR LAWS; and EDUCA-TION.As to right of a poor person, having reasonable ground for proceeding, to sue without paying Court fees, solicitor, or counsel, see IN FORM' PAUPERIS.Pauper, is a person who is not possessed of sufficient means to enable him to pay the fee prescribed by the law for the plaint in such a suit or where no such fee is prescribed, when he is not entitled to property worth one hundred rupees other than the necessary wearing apparel and the subject-matter of the suit, Code of Civil Procedure Code, O. 33, r. 1....
Lunate
Crescent shaped resembling the crescent moon as a lunate leaf a lunate beak a lunated cross...
Criminal Lunatics Act, 1884 (English)
Criminal Lunatics Act, 1884 (English) (47 & 48 Vict. c. 64), consolidating and amending thelaw as to the detention, custody, and discharge of criminal lunatics, the principal amendment being that effected bys. 10, which transfers the expense of maintenance of criminal lunatics from their parish or county to the country generally....
Pauper
A very poor person one without any means of support especially one dependent on private or public charity Also used adjectively as pauper immigrants pauper labor...
Pauperize
To reduce to pauperism as to pauperize the peasantry...
Casual pauper
Casual pauper (obsolete term). Any destitute wayfarer or wanderer applying for or receiving relief. See (English) Pauper Inmates Discharge and Regulation Act, 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c.108), and (English) Casual Poor Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 36). These (English) Acts were repealed and replaced by the Poor Law Act, 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5, c. 14), which was further consolidated by the Poor Law Act, 1930 (19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 17); and the term used is 'Casual Poor Person' or 'Casual Poor.' The (English) Poor Law Act, 1930 (19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 17), ss. 41 to 44, deals with provisions of casual wards and treatment of casual poor....
lunatic
lunatic : an insane person used esp. formerly lunatic adj ...
pauper
pauper : a person who is destitute and relying on charity ;specif : a person who is relieved of the costs and expenses of a court proceeding because of poverty ...
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