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Fitz

Fitz [Nor., fr. fils, Fr.], a son. It is used in law and genealogy; as Fitzherbert, the son of Herbert; Fitzjames, the son of James; Fitzroy, the son of the king. It was originally applied to...

Borough English

this custom, which was met with in some burgage tenemental lands and elsewhere, if a person had several sons, and died intestate, the youngest son inherited all the realty, which belonged to his father, situated within such

Borrower

all communities. Hence a father who is the Karta of the Joint family consisting of himself and his sons can become a borrower in his capacity as Karta and if the loans is for legal necessity or

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Coparceners or parceners

as in the case of gavelkind lands, which descended to all the males in equal degree, as the sons, brothers, or uncles of the deceased intestate ancestor; in default of sons, they descended to all the daughters

Declared

'found or made'. Declared defaulter should be an actual defaulter and not an alleged defaulter, B.S.N. Joshi and Sons Ltd. v. Nair Coal Services Ltd., AIR 2007 SC 437. the expression 'declared' is wider than the words

Putra pouthra santhathies

Putra pouthra santhathies, cannot be construed as confined to sons, grandsons and their descendants born out of the body excluding the adopted son or his descendants, G. Appaswami

Reason to believe

s. 34) The belief must be based on reasons which are relevant and material, S. Ganga Saran & Sons (P) Ltd. v. Income Tax Officer, AIR 1981 SC 1363: (1981) 3 SCC 143: (1981) 3 SCR 564.

Strict settlement

rent-charge to the wife and a term for raising portions for younger children, to the first and other sons in tail-male, remainder to the first and other sons in tail general, remainder to the daughters as tenants

Brother

Brother, includes the son and the son of a son of a brother, and the widow of a brother, State of Orissa v. Shyam Sundar Patnaik, AIR 1966 SC 1271: (1966) 2 SCR 402.

Lineal consanguinity

Lineal consanguinity, that relationship which subsists between persons descended in a right line, as grandfather, father, son, grandson. (1) Lineal consanguinity is that which subsists between two persons, one of whom is descended in a direct...

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