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Abusing children

if he has not reached his twenty-fourth birthday and is being charged under the section for the first time (R. v. Chapman, 23 Cr App R 63); 'reasonable cause to believe' means that the accused had reasonable … defence if it shall be made to appear to the Court or jury that the person charged had reasonable cause to believe that the girl was of, or above the age of 16, but only if he

Continuation clause

to subject-matter of the insurance shall be held covered until the arrival of the ship, or for a reasonable time thereafter not exceeding thirty days.

Notice to produce

sufficient to inform the opposite party what he is called upon to produce. It must be served a reasonable time before trial, so as to enable the party served to make an effectual search, and produce the same

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firm offer

offer to buy or sell that cannot be revoked for a stipulated period of time or for a reasonable time that in no event exceeds three months

seasonable

seasonable : occurring within the time agreed to by parties to a commercial transaction or within a reasonable time [ notice of the rejection of goods] sea·son·ably [-blē] adv

Damdupat

as a warning to the creditor to take effective steps for realising the debt from the borrower within reasonable time so that there be not such accumulation of interest as would be in excess of the principal amount

Wrongful detention and wrongful confinement

bailee or finder is guilty who is in possession of the goods and fails to deliver them a reasonable time after demand, though it may also, in the case of a bailee, be a breach of contract. If

Noting

instrument, or upon a paper attached thereto, or partly upon each. Such notes must be made within a reasonable time after dishonour, and must specify the date of dishonour, the reason, if any, assigned for such dishonour, or

Reserve Forces

and a 'Militia Reserve.' The 'Army Reserve' consists of time-expired regular soldiers who are on its strength by reason of the terms of their enlistment or by re-engagement. As to the present character of the Militia, see

at-will employment

there is no contractual agreement and either party may end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or for no reason at all, without incurring a penalty

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