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On the occasion of

his marriage we do not mean 'on the day of his marriage' but rather 'at or about the time of his marriage' with the implication that the coincidence in time was designed and not accidental, Ideal Life … 'occasion is not a period of 24 hours.' If we say that a man took out an insurance policy on the occasion of his marriage we do not mean 'on the day of his marriage' but rather

Stranding

rock, bank, or shore is not a stranding; the ship must be upon the rock, etc., for some time. … the running of a ship onshore or on a beach. By reason of the memorandum always inserted in policies of insurance (see INSURANCE), it is of the greatest importance to define what is a stranding. On this

Censure motion

M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn., 2001, pp. 396, 397. The government is under obligation to allow time for this motion and it invariably allots an early day for the discussion, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd … Censure motion, is a motion moved against the government censuring its policy in some direction or an individual minister or ministers of the Government, Office of the Speaker in the

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In jure non remota causa, sed proxima spectatur

or (2) might reasonably be supposed to have been in the contemplation of both contracting parties at the time of the contract as resulting from breach. See CAUSA CAUSANS and Broom's Leg. Max … Pembroke, (1877) 2 App Cas 284, that any loss caused by perils of the sea is within the policy though it would not have happened but for the concurrent action of some cause, as unseaworthi-ness, which is

Consumer

in the business of supplying energy to the public under this Act or any other law for the time being in force, and includes any person whose premises are for the time being connected for the purpose … dispose of products and services. A number of that broad class of people who are affected by pricing policies, financing practices, quality of goods and services, credit reporting, debt collection, and other trade practices for which state

mortgage insurance

loan is less than 80 percent of the value of the house or for a set period of time (7 years is common). Mortgage insurance also is available through a government agency, such as the Federal Housing … mortgage insurance a policy that protects lenders against some or most of the losses that can occur when a borrower defaults on

interest

created so that its owner will come into the use, possession, or enjoyment of it at some future time see also contingent interest and executory interest in this entry compare remainder, reversion insurable interest : an interest … vested interest in this entry controlling interest : sufficient stock ownership in a corporation to exert control over policy equitable interest : an interest (as a beneficial interest) that is held by virtue of equitable title or

Wages

The expression 'wages' does not imply that the compensation is to be determined solely upon the basis of time spent in service; it may be determined by the work done; it could be estimated in either way. … or wagering contracts were never declared to be illegal by courts in India as being contrary to public policy as offending the principles of ancient Hindu Law and it was not possible to give a novel content

Wager

a new consideration, e.g., an agreement to hold the cheque back and not present it for a certain time; such new consideration will support an action. The deposit given to a stakeholder on a wagering contract may … which the courts were bound to enforce, so long as it was not against morality, decency, or sound policy, Johnson v. Lumley, (1852) 12 CB 468. But by the (English) Gaming Act, 1845, s. 18: All contracts

Marriage settlement

executed by the order of the Court under this enactment shall be deemed valid, notwithstanding coverture at the time of execution. By Judicature Act, 1925, s. 192, the Court may, after a final decree of divorce or … but without prejudice to settlements under the Infants Settlement Act, 1855 (see post, MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY). Although the policy of the land legislation of 1924 was to assimilate the law of real property to that of personalty

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