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by their guardian appointed for that purpose by Ord. XVI., r. 16. The next friend of an infant is prima facie

Charnock v. Merchant, (1900) 1 QB 474] but not expressly repealing these particular enactments, provides (s. 1) that every person charged

Just, the expression 'just' denotes equitability, fairness and reasonableness, and non arbitrary. If it is not so it cannot

Reserving points of law. It was long the practice for a

Service [fr. servitium, Lat.], that duty which a tenant, by reason of his estate, owes to his lord. There are many

or criminal contempt. --A disobedience to or disregard of the rules, orders, process, or dignity of a Court, which has power

Attachment of debts. By (English) R.S.C. 1883, Order XLV., as amended by (English) R.S. C. July,

Record, a memorial or remembrance; an authentic testimony in writing contained

extrinsic, i.e., arising from matters foreign to or dethors the record, the only remedy the party injured by it has (except

of without a strict legal claim, from usus use + rapere to seize] vt : to seize and hold (as office,