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Overtime

job done in addition to regular working hours ......... (ii) time in excess of a set period ......... (iii) beyond the

Unclaimed property

in 1884, in Crawford v. Royal Exchange Insurance Corporation (see Times of April 29, 1884), stock on which no dividend had

Presetment of Bill of Exchange, Cheque, or Pro-missory Note

holder must either present or negotiate it within a reasonable time (s. 40). 'The presentment must be made by or on

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Owner

Act (5 Edw. 7, c. ccix.), 'the person for the time being receiving the rack-rent of the premises in connection with

Covenant

construed ut res magis valeat quam pereat; fourthy, when no time is limited for its performance, that it be performed in

Magna Carta

part of the ensuing year, arming themselves in the mean time, so as to compel John, if necessary, to confirm those

Executor

his title; as a rule it relates back to the time of the testator' death, and as the executor derives full

prescription

of Louisiana a : the running of a period of time set by law after which a right is unenforceable in

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

recover land etc., is limited to six years from the time when the estate shall have vested in possession or twelve

Pawn or Pledge

and if the goods be not redeemed at the stipulated time, the title becomes absolute at law although equity allows a

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