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Drifts of the forest

certain times in the year by the officers of the forest; when all cattle are driven into some pound or place enclosed for the before-mentioned purposes, and also to discover whether any cattle of strangers be there,

Debenture

cases by debenture stock which is frequently irredeemable, and usually transferable in any amounts except fractions of a pound. Debentures may be made payable to bearer, see BEARER, and Edelstein v. Schuler & Co., (1902) 2 KB

Dishonestly

of cattle, the person seizing the cattle does not gain anything. He simply takes the cattle to the pound. He does not use them for his purpose, Ramratan v. State of Bihar, AIR 1965 SC 926 (931).

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Double or treble damages

Wm. & M. sess. 1, c. 5, ss. 4 and 5, which gave double and treble damages for pound breach and wrongful sale upon a distress respectively, but at common law the damages are always single. They

Blanch-firmes

Exchequer, and reduced to the fineness of standard silver, or instead thereof, he paid twelve pence in the pound by way of addition, Jac. Law Dict.

Hayward

in the lord's Court, to look to the fields and impound cattle trespassing thereon; to see that no pound breaches be made, and if any be, to present them to the leet, etc.,-Kitch. 46; Scriven on Copyholds.

Cancellation

or refuses duly and effectually to do so in the manner aforesaid, shall incur a fine of ten pounds. The enactment [see Re McMullen, (1902) 71 LJ Ch 766] is less strict than s. 24 of the

Allowance

for the waste or wear of the commodity, was formerly made on most foreign Articles sold by the pound avoirdupois; but it is now nearly discontinued by merchants, or else allowed in the price. It is wholly

Birds

35) contains a list of specially protected birds, for shooting or taking which the maximum penalty is one pound, whereas the maximum penalty in the case of other wild birds is five shillings for a second or

Bank-notes, or Bank-bills

Bank-notes, or Bank-bills, written or printed promises for money, to be paid by a banking company. They are uniformly made payable on demand. They are not like bills of exchange, mere securities or documents for debt,...

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