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Nullum tempus aut locus occurit regi

c. 16], commonly called the (English) 'Nullum Tempus Act', by which the right of the Crown to sue for land, etc., was limited to sixty years; and the (English) Crown Suits Act, 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. … Nullum tempus aut locus occurit regi 2 Inst. 273; Jenk. Cent. 83, [No time or (English) Suits Act, 1769 (9 Geo. 3, c. 16], commonly called the (English) 'Nullum Tempus Act', by which the right

Specific performance

the partnership stock consisted, whether that stock be land or any other kind of property. (5) Where a suit is brought for the execution of a verbal agreement fully set forth in the plaintiff's claim, and the

Amhiniogau tir

Amhiniogau tir (land borderers), witnesses in a Court in suits respecting landed property, whose lands bordered on that in dispute, Anc. Inst. Wales.

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Charter-land

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Composition

of a law-suit. See COMPROMISE. 2. An agreement between a parson, patron, or ordinary, and the owner of lands, for commutation of tithes, e.g., that such lands shall for the future be discharged from payment of tithes,

Secta unica tantum facienda pro pluribus h'reitatibus

facienda pro pluribus h'reitatibus, a writ for an heir who was distrained by the lord to do more suits than one, that he should be allowed to do one suit only in respect of the land of

Proceedings

Proceedings, means a suit or proceeding in the nature of a suit, Rajesab Imamsab v. Harishchandra, 1954 (56) Bom LR 638. [see … nature of a suit, Rajesab Imamsab v. Harishchandra, 1954 (56) Bom LR 638. [see Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, s. 89(2)(b)(ii)] Means all steps or measures adopted in the presentation or defence of an action,

Challenge

at the suit of the sheriff against the plaintiff or defendant; that the sheriff or returning officer holds land depending upon the same title with that in litigation between the parties; that the sheriff, etc., is under … returned at the nomination of the plaintiff or defendant; that an action of battery is pending at the suit of the plaintiff or defendant against the sheriff, or at the suit of the sheriff against the plaintiff

case

the outcome of the test case as binding. 2 : a proceeding usually in the form of a suit for injunction brought to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute b : the reported facts, … the constitutionality of a statute b : the reported facts, procedural history, and esp. decision in an action land·mark case : a case that marks a significant turning point on a particular issue lead·ing case : a

Hustings

specif a court held in London before the lord mayor recorder and sheriffs to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city In the progress of law reform this court has become … London before the lord mayor recorder and sheriffs to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant

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