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Jury
Geo. 5, c. 36), is summoned by the sheriff of every county for every commission of over and terminal and general gaol delivery. The grand jury is instructed in the Articles of their inquiry by the presiding … may separate in the same way as on a trial for misdemeanour, i.e., to their own homes, being charged not to converse with any person on the subject of the trial. Remuneration.--There is no statutory remuneration for
fee
: fee simple on condition subsequent at fee simple defeasible fee : a fee that is subject to terminating or being terminated determinable fee : a defeasible fee that terminates automatically upon the occurrence of a specified … grantee's body. In most jurisdictions, the fee tail is not recognized. 2 : a fixed amount or percentage charged ;esp : a sum paid or charged for a service [attorney s] contingency fee : a fee for
dismissal
dismissal 1 : removal from a position or service 2 a : the termination of an action or claim usually before the presentation of evidence by the defendant in·vol·un·tary dismissal 1 : … the plaintiff has brought the same action already. b : the cancellation of an indictment, information, complaint, or charge NOTE: Under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48, the attorney for the government may dismiss the indictment, information,
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Merger
intention of the parties, Capital, etc., Bank v. Rhodes, (1903) 1 Ch 652. As to the merger of charges on property, the general rule is that if the benefit of the charge and the property subject to … if the leasehold reversion became merged in an estate for life or other freehold estate, any sub-lease was terminated, the rent of the sub-lease and all remedies for it were lost. The Act of 1845, s. 9,
trust
lasting at least ten years with income payable to a beneficiary and principal reverting to the settlor upon termination NOTE: Prior to the Tax Reform Act of 1986, a Clifford trust could be used as a tax … reduces competition or is thought to present a threat of reducing competition compare antitrust 3 a : a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some relationship b : something committed
Limitation of actions and prosecutions
under the disability of infancy, coverture, idiotcy, lunacy, or unsoundness of mind, are allowed six years from the termination of their disability, and their representatives the same time from their death, but coverture is no longer a … unless such acknowledgment or promise be contained in some writing, to be signed by the party to be chargeable thereby, or by his agent duly authorized (19 & 20 Vict. c. 97, s. 13). By 19 &
Extradition
is recognized as a duty, independent of treaty, by international law, but is usually the subject of treaty terminable at one year's notice. The (English) Extradition Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 52), 'as to the … official surrender of an alleged criminal by one State of Nation to another having jurisdiction over the crime charged, the return of a fugitive from justice; regardless of consent, by the authorities where the fugitive resides, Black's
Term fee
commencing on the day the sittings in London and Middlesex of the High Court of Justice commence, and terminating on the day preceding the next such sittings, in which a proceeding in the cause or matter by … Term fee, a certain sum, which a solicitor is entitled to charge to his client, and the client to recover, if successful, from the unsuccessful party who has to pay
Guardian
(j)] It means a person having the care of the person of a minor or a lunatic. [Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (34 of 1971), s. 2 (a)] It means a person having the care of … See GUARDIANSHIP. In relation to a child, means his natural guardian or any other person having the actual charge or control over the child and recognized by the competent authority as a guardian in course of proceedings
Judgment
unless stayed. See EXECUTION; and as to registration of Judgments, Chit. Stat., tit. 'Judgment and Execution' and 'Land Charges'; and see ESTOPPEL; CONTRACTS OF RECORD; ELEC-TION; FOREIGN JUDGMENT. The word 'judgment' is also used to denote the … it neither affects the merits of the controversy between the parties in the suit itself, nor does it terminate or dispose of the suit on any ground, Asrumati Debi v. Rupendra Deb Raikot, AIR 1953 SC 198:
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