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1 P Wms 777. (2) Relating to the land, which are either-- (a) Appendant, or appurtenant, because they strictly depend upon the estate limited to the person to whom they are given. Thus, where an estate for

statutory foreclosure

sale given in a mortgage or deed of trust and does so in accordance with statutory provisions compare strict foreclosure

Legal right

Legal right, 'legal right' is a difficult concept, legal right in its strict sense is one which is an assertable claim, enforceable before Courts and administrative agencies; in its wider sense,

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Purdanashin

framing the execution of a Will by a purdahnashin, that word is not to be taken in its strict legal sense. It only means a woman who by habit or family usages, does not come out in

Personal property

essentially the subject of absolute ownership and cannot be held for any estate (Williamns on Pers. Prop.). This strict rule of the law, however, was not recognised inequity, and accordingly under a gift of personal property to

Personal liberty

imprisonment, arrest or physical coercion in any manner that does not admit of legal justification; secured by the strict maintenance of the principle that no man can be arrested or imprisoned except in due course of law,

Particeps criminis

Particeps criminis, an unwilling or forced bribe-giver, may not even be stigmatized as an accomplice in the strict sense of the term of particeps criminis, Maha Singh v. State (Delhi Administrator), AIR 1976 SC 449: (1976)

Pardanashin

the execution of a Will by a pardanashin woman, that word is not to be taken in its strict legal sense. It only means a woman who by habit or family usage does not came out in

Office of profit

the Crown, other than one of those specified, disqualifies him from continuing a member with-out re-election. This very strict rule has many statutory exceptions which allow the holders of offices created since 1705 to seek re-election. S.

Memorials or petitions

Memorials or petitions, according to the strict construction of the words of article 320(3)(c), an application for review would be covered by the words 'memorials

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