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Abet

intentionally causes A to apprehend C. Here B abets by instigation the apprehension of C. Explanation 2.-Whoever, either prior to or at the time of the commission of an act, does anything in order to facilitate the

Account or Accompt

ancient action of account at Common Law, see. 3 Steph. Com., 9th ed. 451, and Bac. Ab. 'Account.' Prior to the (English) Judicature Act, 1873, Equity entertained suits for accounts when they were mutual, i.e. where there

Act of Parliament

to make such provision effectual is supplied by the Common Law; (8) a subsequent statute may repeal a prior one, not only expressly, but by implication, as when it is contrary thereto, i.e., so clearly repugnant that

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Actual service

as may be fixed as vacation by or under the rules of the Supreme Court made with the prior approval of the president. [Supreme Court Judges Conditions of Service Act, 1958, s. 2(b)

Adultery

already made may be set aside by proof of the wife's subsequent adultery, or even on proof of prior adultery, if unknown to the husband at the time of the previous hearing, or if he was unable

rule of decision

rule of decision :something (as a law, rule of law, body of law, or prior decision) that governs a decision or adjudication [a claim or defense as to which State law supplies the

Advancement

in personal property and proceeds of a trust for sale of land, subject to the protection of interests prior to the interest of the beneficiary and other conditions as provided by s. 32 of the (English) Trustee

Affect

the section, clearly is that nothing contained in the Act shall touch or apply to an adoption made prior to the commencement of the Act, Daniraiji Vrajlalji, Junagadh v. Vahuji Maharaj Shri Chandraprabha, (1975) 3 SCR 32:

Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923

of corn produced on the holding. Laying down temporary pasture with clover, etc., sown more than two years prior to the termination of the tenancy.'Neither consent nor notice is necessary. (4) Repairs to necessary buildings other than

Annexation

the territory formerly belonging to another, and see RES NULLIUS. As to concessions granted by the former sovereign prior to annexation, see Cook v. Sprig, 1899 AC 572. The financial liabilities of a conquered state are not

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