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Vicarious responsibility

Vicarious responsibility. A principal is liable for acts of his agent within the scope of his mandate. If A., an innocent principal,

Signature

r. 27, reg. 52. When signature by an agent is permissible, the writing of the name of the principal by the agent is regarded as the signature of the principal himself. If on a construction of a

Funds, public

the security of some tax, or portion of a tax, set apart as a fund for discharging the principal and interest of the sum borrowed. This discharge was rarely effected. The public exigencies still continuing, the loans

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Equity of redemption

reconveyance of a legal estate or of an equitable interest in property from the mortgagee on payment of principal, interest and costs. A mort-gagee, although he has become absolute owner of a legal estate in the mortgaged

Arches, Court of

the steeple, which is raised upon pillars, built archwise. It was formerly held, as also were the other principal Spiritual Courts, in the hall belonging to the College of Civilians, commonly called Doctors' Commons. It is now

Agent and servant

authority in accordance with all lawful instructions which may be given to him from time to time by principal, is not subject in its exercise to the direct control or supervision of the principal, Qamar Shaffi Tyabji

beneficiary

a benefit from something: as a : the person or entity named or otherwise entitled to receive the principal or income or both from a trust compare settlor, trustee contingent beneficiary : a beneficiary that may receive

fund

fund 1 : a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set aside for a specific objective cli·ent security fund : a fund established by each

Accessary, or Accessory

a crime. Absence is necessary to make him an accessory, for if he be present, he becomes a principal. An accessory after the fact is one who, knowing a felony to have been committed, receives, relieves, comforts,

Accessorium non ducit, sed sequitur suum principale

Accessorium non ducit, sed sequitur suum principale [Lat.], The accessory right does not lead, but follows its principal. Rent is incident to the reversion, and

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