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Actuary

Institute of Actuaries was formed in 1848 and incorporated by royal charter on July 29, 1884. An actuary possessing such qualifications as may be by regulations made by authority. [Insurance Act (4 of 1938), s. 2(a)] Means

Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea.

regard to the health or security of the public is to attach the offence to the person who possesses, at least hypothetically, some control over the acts constituting the offence and to impose penalties on the breach

Age

At 21 males and females are at their own disposal, may alien their lands, goods and chattels and possess the parliamentary and municipal franchise. Full age in male or female is 21 years, which age is completed

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Paramour

mistress formerly in a good sense now only in a bad one one who takes the place without possessing the rights of a husband or wife used of a man or a woman

ous

An adjective suffix meaning full of abounding in having possessing the qualities of like as in gracious abounding in grace arduous full of ardor bulbous having bulbs bulblike

Heterogeneous

Differing in kind having unlike qualities possessed of different characteristics dissimilar opposed to homogeneous and said of two or more connected objects or of a

Learned

Of or pertaining to learning possessing or characterized by learning esp scholastic learning erudite well informed as a learned scholar writer or lawyer a

Hylozoism

The doctrine that matter possesses a species of life and sensation or that matter and life are inseparable

Idorgan

A morphological unit consisting of two or more plastids which does not possess the positive character of the person or stock in distinction from the physiological organ or biorgan See Morphon

Increase

or amount etc to add to to extend to lengthen to enhance to aggravate as to increase ones possessions influence

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