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Eleemosynary corporations

care and assiduity. These eleemosynary corporations, though in some things partaking of the nature of ecclesiastical bodies, are, strictly speaking, lay, and not ecclesiastical, even though composed of ecclesiastical persons; and, accordingly, they are not subject to

Easement

which the property granted, or retained, as the case may be, would be useless, but except for easements strictly of necessity there is no implication that the grantor has reserved any easement, however useful to his property

Drugs, Substances

human beings or animals this artificial definition introduces a distinction between medicines and substances which are not medicine strictly so-called. The expression 'substances', therefore, must be something other than medicines but which are used for treatment, Chmanlal

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Dormant partners

absolutely to all intents and purposes, or at all events in respect to third parties. dormant partners, in strictness of language, mean those who are merely passive in the firm, whether known or unknown, in contradistinction to

Deprive

by the State is prohibited except in accordance with procedure established by law, it is to be construed strictly against the State and in favour of the person whose rights are affected, Kartar Singh v. State of

Defeasance (defeasance)

the estate to be defeated; it must be of a thing defeasible, and all the conditions must be strictly performed before the defeazance can be consummated. So long as it was the law that a condition in

Cy-pres

revenues by a new scheme upon the principles of the original charities. There is also amodification of the strictness of the Common Law as to conditions precedent in regard to personal legacies, which is at once rational

Customary freeholds

the lord, more properly called free copyholds; and (2) those of which the freehold is in the tenant, strictly called customary freeholds. The former pass by surrender and admittance; the latter require a conveyance from the grantor

Custom

have been used so long that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary' should not be strictly applied to Indian condition, Thakur Gokalchand v. Parvin Kumari, AIR 1952 SC 231: (1952) SCR 825. A custom

Covenant

covenant,or one in law, is that which thelaw implies though not expressed inwords. Express covenants are taken more strictly than implied. As to what covenants shall be construed to be precedent or not, it has been laid

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