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priority
priority pl: -ties : precedence in exercise of rights in the same subject matter [secured interests have over unsecured ones] adj 1 :
Vested
character or given the rights of absolute ownership; not contingent; not subject to be defeated by a condition precedent. 'Rights are 'vested' when right to enjoyment, present or prospective, has become property of some particular person or
precedential
precedential : relating to, having the character of, or constituting precedent [is of no value] [has no effect in
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Appointment in exercise of a Power
the consent of any person is required to the exercise of a power, it is generally a condition precedent, and an execution of the power without such consent is not cured by subsequent acquisition. In all cases,
Analogy
Analogy, identity or similarity of proportion: where there is no precedent in point, in cases on the same subject, lawyers have recourse to cases in a different subject-matter but
After perusing such record
expression 'after perusing such record' in the s. 423 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 is a condition precedent to a proper disposal of an appeal either by dismissing the same or in other manner contemplated in
Precedential
Of the nature of a precedent having force as an example for imitation as precedential transactions
established
team established as a member of a major league enjoyed his prestige as an established writer an established precedent the established Church Contrasted with unestablished
subsequent
subsequent : following in time, order, or space see also condition subsequent at condition compare precedent
satisfy
terms or obligation of (as by payment of money) [refused to the judgment against her] [ a condition precedent] ;broadly : to cause to be discharged, settled, or paid [sought to his claim against the debtor] b
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