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Tenancy in Common

be held in shares, equally, or in moieties, or the nature of the transaction is such as to preclude the intention of survivorship such as an acquisition of land by partners for the purposes of their business.

Sole agent

(1881) 45 JP 408; and Lamb v. Goring Brick Co., (1932) 1 KB 710. The appointment does not preclude the principal from selling on his own behalf, Bentall V. Vicary, (1931) 1 KB 253

Smuggling

mere fact that the goods have been ostensibly cleared, after assessment of duty, to a warehouse does not preclude the applicability of the concept of smuggling even in such a case, N.K. Bapna v. Union of India

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Separation of powers

doctrine of separation of powers was adopted by the convention of 1787 not to promote efficiency but to preclude to exercise of arbitrary power. The purpose was not to avoid friction, but by means of the inevitable

Rent

foll.; Abdul Kader v. G. D. Govindara, AIR 2002 SC 2442 (2443): (2002) 5 SCC 51. Rent, cannot preclude the landlord from pleading that there was no relationship of landlord and tenant. The question depend upon whether

Upset price and value

upset price is fixed to facilitate the conduct of the sale. the fixation of upset price does not preclude the claimant from adducing proof that the land is sold for a low price, Anil Kumar Srivastava v.

Customary Court-baron

same time, the same roll serving to record the proceedings of both), the want of freeholders does not preclude the lord from holding a customary court for his copyholders, 1 Cruise's Dig., tit. X., c. i. s.

Beleaguer

To surround with an army so as to preclude escape to besiege to blockade

Civil

the Court of Appeal pointed out that the description of the relevant provisions as being 'Civil' did not preclude it from finding that a provision was, in effect, criminal in nature, R. (Mudie) v. Dover Magistrates' Ct

bar

prevent from doing or accomplishing (something) [plaintiff's conduct may her recovery] [the contract s his reinstatement] 3 : preclude : as a : to act as a bar to (as a claim or action) [liberative prescription s

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