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Temporal lords

Temporal lords, the peers of the realm; the bishops are not in strictness held to be peers, but merely lords of Parliament, 2 Steph. Com.

the pledgor has never parted with the general title, he may, at law, redeem, notwithstanding he has not strictly complied with the condition of his contract. If, when the pledgor applies to redeem, the pledge has been

Secularism and secularization

religious activity, belief, ways of thinking and in restructur-ing the institution. Though secularism is a political ideology and strictly may not accept any religion as the basis of State action or as the criterion of dealing with

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General custom of the Punjab

Budha, 50 Pun Re 1893 at p. 223 said, 'it seems expedient to point out that there is strictly speaking no such thing as a custom or a general custom of the Punjab, in the same sense

Uses

position with regard to one another, and not upon the term employed in their denomination. The usual and strictly technical form is:- To F. to the use of F. or to the use of C in trust

Uberrima fides

v. Law Union, etc., Insurance Co., (1908) 2 KB 863]; and contracts of suretyship and partnership, though not strictly contracts uberrim' fidei, are when once entered into, such as to require full disclosure and the utmost good

Torture

a confession or information, or to obtain sadistic pleasure, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1498. Torture is strictly the infliction of gradually increasing pain for the purpose of extracting confession, or accusation, but it is also

Terms for years

Terms for years. An estate for years is denominated a term, because its enjoyment is strictly fixed, for by 'term' is meant not only the interest which passes, but also the period for which

Talab

of either the vendor (if he is in possession) or the purchaser and the Third Demand though not strictly a demand but comes within the purview of the Principal and means initiation of legal action. It is

Surrender of fugitives

Surrender of fugitives. Penal laws of foreign countries are strictly local, and affect nothing more than they can reach and can be seized by virtue of their authority.

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