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Summoners

Summoners, petty officers, who cite and warn persons to appear in any court, Fleta, 1. 9. … Summoners, petty officers, who cite and warn persons to appear in any court, Fleta, 1. 9.

Supercargo

Supercargo, an officer in a ship whose business is to manage the trade. A person employed by commercial owners to take charge of the cargoes exported, to sell them abroad to the best … Supercargo, an officer in a ship whose business is to manage the trade. A person employed by commercial owners to take

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Officer

is not enforceable in a Court of law, see Jynaston v. A.G., 49 TLR 300. It means a person commissioned, gazetted or in pay as an officer in the Air Force, and includes-- (a) an officer of … Officer. See ARMY; NAVY. A contract between the Crown and any of its military or naval officers for services

Office

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Person

or an association of persons or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, local authority and any agency, office, or branch owned or controlled by such individual, Hindu undivided family, co-operative, association, body, authority or company. [Special … with its appropriate coverings and clothing; a living individual unit; a being possessing or forming the subject of personality, Webster's Third New International Dictionary. Means any company or association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not,

Tenure

and gavelkind. (1) Petit serjeanty [parva serjeantia, Lat.] greatly resembles grand serjeanty, for as the latter is a personal service, the former is a rent or render, both tending to some purpose concerning the king's person. the … with 'terms and con-ditions of services' or payment of gravity or pension. Tenure when followed by words of office, means term of office, Punjab University v. Khalsa College, Amritsar, AIR 1971 P&H 479: 1971 Cur LJ 334.

Costs

discretion of the Court'; but there is a saving for the right of a trustee, mortgage, or other person to costs out of a particular estate or fund. The discretion given by this rule is made subject … Costs, expenses incurred in litigation or professional transactions, consisting of money paid for stamps, etc., to the officers of the Court, or to the counsel and solicitors, for their fees, etc. Costs in actions are either

Oath

of taking an oath has now been universally granted by the (English) Oaths Act, 1888, by which-- Every person upon objection to being sworn, and stating, as the ground of such objection, either that he has no … case of a Jew, the Old Testament, in his uplifted hand, and shall say or repeat after the officer administering the oath the words 'I swear by Almighty God that ........... ,' followed by the words of

Investigation

all the proceedings under that Code for the collection of evidence conducted by the police officer or other persons other than a Magistrate in this behalf. Under the Code 'investigation consists generally of the following steps: (i) … as to include all the proceedings under that Code for the collection of evidence conducted by the police officer or other persons other than a Magistrate in this behalf. Under the Code 'investigation consists generally of the

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