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civil

based on Roman law as opposed to the English common law see also the Judicial System in the back matter 4 : relating to private rights and to judicial proceedings in connection with them ;esp : relating … see also civil right 2 : marked by public order : peaceable in behavior 3 : of or relating to a legal system based on Roman law as opposed to the English common law see also the

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Relation

thing subsequent is said to take effect 'by relation' from the time preceding. Thus letters of administration relate back to the intestate death, and not to the time when they were granted; see Re Pryse, 1904, P. … Relation, where two different times or other things are accounted as one, and by some act done the thing

Possession

meaning is physical control. A second-ary meaning is physical control by an agent or servant, or by relation back, e.g., by the owner having entered without remaining in physical possession, see Ocean Accident etc., Corporation v. Ilford … Possession, is not a purely legal concept but also a matter of fact. 'Possession', in fact; is a relationship between a person and a thing, Soorajmal v. State of Madhya Pradesh, (1992) Cr LJ 3206. Possession, need

executive

the execution of laws, and appointment of officials see also administrative Article II of the Constitution in the back matter compare judicial, legislative 2 a : of or relating to execution b : having administrative or managerial … executive 1 : of or relating to the execution or carrying out of laws [serving a warrant is an function] ;esp : belonging to

Several

Several, 'several' cannot relate back to infinity it has its own limitations. The use of the word several would not be indicative

Act of Parliament

provided (English) Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act, 1793 [33 Geo. 3, c. 13)]. Before this Act, all statutes related back to the first day of the sessions in which they were passed. But where an Act expires before

Assent of personal representatives

receipt of rent and profits, but the assent was required to be definite and unambiguous. When given it related back to the date of death and as a rule it could not be withdrawn [but see Whittaker v.

Maritime lien

the claim or privilege attaches, and when carried into effect by legal process by a proceeding in rem, relates back to the period when it first attached, Bold Buccbugh, The (1852) 7 Moo PCC 267: (1843-60) All

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