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Lien

Lien [answering to the tacita hypotheca of the Civil Law], a right in one man to retain that which is in his possession belonging to another, until certain demands of the person in possession are

lien

levy of an attachment car·ri·er's lien : a lien against freight conferring on the carrier the right to retain the property until the amount due is paid charging lien : a lien attaching to a judgment or

Executor

sue himself, the law now allows him, when he has been legally invested with his representative character, to retain out of any assets [either legal or equitable (English) A.E. Act, 1925, s. 34(2)], see O' Grady v.

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Reserve

To set apart for some purpose or with some end in view; to keep for some use. To retain or preserve for certain purposes.' (Oxford Dictionary). In Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, page 2118, 'Reserve' is

trust

the settlor's tax rate because the settlor has the power to control the beneficial enjoyment of the trust, retains a reversionary interest in the trust, has administrative powers over the trust, has the power to revoke the

County Courts

of the following persons may address the Court, namely:-- (a) any party to the proceedings; (b) a barrister retained by or on behalf of any party; (c) a solicitor acting generally in the proceedings for a party

Trust

such as (a) Constructive, which arise when property which has been acquired in right of another is being retained by the trustee for his own benefit, or when the person obtaining the same knows or should know

Title to lands, Documents of

45 (1) of the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, provides that a vendor shall be entitled to retain documents of title where (a) he retains any part of the land to which the documents relate, or

Salvage

states; the person who saves goods from loss or imminent peril has a lien upon them, and may retain them till payment of salvage. In this, however, the maritime law differs from the Common Law. No doctrine

Property

property would include the right of possession, the right to enjoy, the right to destroy, the right to retain, the right to alienable and so on, Gurudutta Sharma v. State of Bihar, 1962 (2) SCC 292: 1962

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