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after 1925, see infra); (2) trusts, settlements and equities of every kind created or arising before 1926, unless shielded by the 'curtain' [see (English) LAW OF PROPERTY ACT, 1925], or acquired after 1925, and if registrable, not

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esquire

esquire [Middle French escuier squire, from Late Latin scutarius shield bearer, from Latin scutum shield] used as a title of courtesy for lawyers usually placed in its abbreviated … squire, from Late Latin scutarius shield bearer, from Latin scutum shield] used as a title of courtesy for lawyers usually placed in its abbreviated form after the name and capitalized [John R. Smith Esq.] [Jane L. Smith

Lex est tutissima cassis, sub clypeo legis nemo decipitur

Lex est tutissima cassis, sub clypeo legis nemo decipitur [Lat.], Law is the safest helmet; under the shield of the law none are deceived.

Armour and arms

are also insignia, i.e., ensigns of honour, originally badges assumed by commanders in war and painted on their shields to distinguish them, since they could not be distinguished by the ancient coat of mail which covered the … Armour and arms are understood in Law to mean things (see preceding title) which a person wears for defence, or takes in hand, or uses

Esquire

Esquire [fr. escuyer, Fr.; scutum, Lat.; Gk., hide of which shields were made and afterwards covered], he who attended a knight in time of war, and carried his shield; … Bath, each of whom appoints three to attend upon him at his installation, and at coronations. See Jac. Law Dict. A title of courtesy commonly appended after the name of a lawyer, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.,

Building

Act,1907 (c. 53) (now repealed); and see also Southend-on-Sea Corporation v. Archer, (1901) 70 LJ KB 328; South Shields Corporation v. Wilson, (1901) 84 LT 267. An old railway carriage will be a 'new building' if the … used for commercial purposes. [Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), s. 2 (c)] Building, includes structure, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 20, 4th Edn., Para 440, p. 275. Building, includes a temporary or movable building, Halsbury's

Sanction

to ensure dis-couragement of frivolous and vexatious prosecu-tion and is a safeguard for the innocent but not a shield for the guilty. The order of sanction ex facie discloses that the sanctioning authority had considered the evidence … 1. official approval or authorisation 2. A penalty or coercive measure that results from failure to comply with law, rule or order, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1341. Sanction, for prosecution is a weapon to ensure

Right of private defence

right be conceded to a person who stage-manages a situation wherein the right can be used as a shield to justify an act of aggression, State of U.P. v. Ram Swarup, AIR 1974 SC 1570 (1574): (1974) … the society and (2) that it is the State which generally undertakes the responsibility for the maintenance of law and order. The citizens, as a general rule, are neither expected to run away of safety when faced

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