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Delivery of a Deed

the time of it, 2 Bl. Com. 307. Deeds take precedence according to the time of their delivery, but their effect … deed, and nothing is left to be done; or (b) Conditional, which is the handing of the writing to some third

Contingent remainder

happen or be performed till after the determination of the preceding estate, Fearne, Cont. Remainders. The legal estate in contingent remainders … remainder limited so as to depend on an event or condition which may never happen or be performed, or which may

Marriage

and 6 P.M. [Marriage (Extension of Hours) Act, 1934], and preceded by and within three months after banns, license, or certificate … or at the will of either party with merely formal conditions of official registration, and it constitutes a valid marriage according

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Destine

ordain or preordain to appoint often with the remoter object preceded by to or for … To determine the future condition or application of to set apart by design for a

Accession

a sovereign takes place immediately upon the death of the preceding monarch. See BILL OF RIGHTS. Accession, means property by. The … the commencement of a sovereign's reign; also the absolute or conditional acceptance by a nation of a treaty already concluded between

Alien

the United Kingdom for not less than one year immediately preceding the application, and previous residence in some part of the … jurisdiction over British subjects. Any person whose British nationality is conditional on registration at a British Consulate shall cease to be

Armour and arms

and arms are understood in Law to mean things (see preceding title) which a person wears for defence, or takes in … a right to carry arms for defence suitable to his condition and degree, and allowed by law, and this right is

Charitable purpose

beneficial to the community not falling under any of the preceding heads. The definition in this Act makes one significant change … is satisfied by the proof of any of the three conditions, namely, relief of the poor, education, or medical relief, P.C.

Contract for sale of land

a good title (in ordinary circumstances for the thirty years preceding the date of contract, see ABSTRACT), and to prove that … is accountable for interest on the unpaid price. See further CONDITIONS OF SALE, VENDORS LIEN, NOTICE, LAND CHARGES.

Desertion

exist for a period of at least three years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition or where the offence appears … so far as the deserting spouse is concerned, two essential conditions must be there, namely, (1) the factum of separation, and

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