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Mirror des justices

precision, treats of all branches of the law, whether civil or criminal. Besides this, it gives a cursory retrospect of some changes ordained by former kings; enumerates a list of abuses, as the author terms them, of

Retrospectively

By way of retrospect

Retro

A prefix or combining form signifying backward back as retroact to act backward retrospect a looking back

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Forfeiture

to observe that the s. is (1) except in regard to assignments in breach of covenant before 1926, retrospective, so as to apply to leases made before its passing, and (2) incapable of being nullified by any

Riot Damages Act, 1886

the Metropolitan Police Compensation Act, 1886 (49 & 50 Vict. c. 11), applicable to the metropolis only and retrospective, and shortly afterwards to the general Riot Damages Act, 1886, by which (1) the police district is substituted

Omnis ratihabitio retrotrahitur et mandato priori 'quiparatur

et mandato priori 'quiparatur. Co. Litt. 207, (Every consent given to what has been already done has a retrospective effect, and is equivalent to a previous request, provided that the interests of third parties have not been

Notwithstanding, the words 'notwithstanding' in clause (1) and 'subject to' in clause (3) mean that where an entry is in general terms in List II and part of that entry is in specific terms in List I, the entry in List I takes effect notwithstanding the e

of any Court or other authority' should not stand in the way of giving full effect to the retrospective introduction of the proviso in s. 3 and applying the provisions of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958

Mortgage

were commonly provided for before the Act by express terms in the mortgage deed. These ss. are not retrospective. Before this Act, in the absence of a power of leasing, a valid lease could only be granted

Forgery

was suggested by Barton v. London & North Western Ry. Co., (1889) 24 QBD 77, and is made retrospective by the (English) Forged Transfers Act, 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 36), enables, but does not oblige,

Retroact

To act backward or in return to act in opposition to be retrospective

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