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Step son

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Sons

Sons, the word 'sons' in clause (a) of s. 15(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 does not include step-sons, that is, sons of the husband of a females dying intestate by another wife, Lachman Singh v. Kirpa … Sons, the word 'sons' in clause (a) of s. 15(1) of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 does not include step-sons,

Next eldest

succession 'next eldest' must mean the next in order of age beginning at the top and going down, step by step, in order of birth, Crofrs v. Beamish, (1905) 2 IL 349. … Next eldest, means when we speak of sons in succession 'next eldest' must mean the next in order of age beginning at the top and going

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Step in aid of execution of the decree

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Compassing

Compassing [fr. compasser, Fr., to encircle, con, with, and passus, a step, Lat.], imagining or contriving. To compass or imagine the death of the king, of his queen, or of … or contriving. To compass or imagine the death of the king, of his queen, or of their eldest son and heir is treason by 25 Edw. 3, c. 2. 'Compassing' or 'imagining' are here synonymous terms, the

Child

Child, means any person below the age of eighteen years and includes any adopted, step or foster child. [Protection of Woman from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (43 of 2005), s. 2(b)] Child includes … 1929 (19 of 1929), s. 2 (a)] The word 'child' in s. 488 does not mean a minor son or daughter and the real limitation is contained in the expression 'unable to maintain itself. Where the word

Publication

in two newspapers is frequently ordered by the Court for Divorce and the Court of Probate as a step to entering an appearance for a party. As to publication of banns of marriage, see MARRIAGE. Publication of … servant or clerk, Edmondson v. Birch & Co., (1907) 1 KB 371, but see Osborn v. Boulter & Son, (1930) 2 KB 226; but must be able to understand the defamatory character of the matter, Sadgrove v.

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