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Exchange
of the one in the currency of the other, supposing the currencies of both to be of the precise weight and purity fixed by their respective mints. It now may be assumed to mean the hypothetical equivalent
Perpetuity
and not to depend upon a mere possibility. Moreover, not only the person to take, but also the precise amount of his interest, must be ascertained within the prescribed period, Blight v. Hartnoll, (1881) 19 Ch D
Special circumstances
the expression 'special cir-cumstances' is not defined in the Civil Procedure Code nor is it capable of any precise definition by the court because problems of human beings are so varied and complex. In its ordinary dictionary
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Regularly kept books of account
place so as to enable the book to pass the test of 'regularly kept'. The rule fixes no precise time and each case must depend upon its own circumstances, CBI v. V.C. Shukla, AIR 1998 SC 1406:
Public prosecutor
purpose, Arnold Rodricks v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1966 SC 1788. Public purpose, is not capable of a precise definition and has not a rigid meaning. It can only be defined by a process of judicial inclusion
Public policy, opposed to public policy
of things, the expressions 'public policy', 'opposed to public policy', or 'contrary to public policy' are incapable of precise definition. Public policy, however, is not the policy of a particular government. It cannotes some matter which concern
Presumption of life or death
no presumption as to the time of his death and, therefore, if any one has to establish the precise time during those seven years at which such person died, he must do so by evidence, see Doe
Practice
final judgment and execution, according to principles and rules laid down by the several Courts. As to the precise meaning of 'practice,' see A.-G. v. Sillem, (1864) 10 Jur NS 457. Multa exercitatione multo facilius quam regulis
F.G.A
in connection with marine insurance mean 'free from general average.' They sometimes mean 'foreign general average,' and the precise meaning they denote must be gathered from; the context. See AVERAGE (2).
Ordinance
legislature, Municipal Ordinances, Judith O' Gallagher, 1A, 01 at 3 (2nd Edn., 1998). Ordinance, law, rule, prescript. The precise distinction between an Ordinance and an Act of Parliament is a subject of controversy between learned authors: see
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