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Bribe
or to or for any other person, in order to induce any voter to vote or refrain from voting, or corruptly to do any such act as aforesaid on account of such voter having voted or refrained … Bribe, a fit to any person in office or holding a position of trust, with the object of inducing him to disregard his official duty or betray his trust for the benefit
voting rights
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suffrage
State…shall be deprived of its equal in the Senate "U.S. Constitution art. V"] 2 : the right of voting : franchise ;also : the exercise of such right … : a vote in deciding a controverted question or the choice of a person for an office or trust [no State…shall be deprived of its equal in the Senate "U.S. Constitution art. V"] 2 : the right
owner
property held by the parent corporation] 3 : one who has or shares the power to control the voting or investment of stock [was considered the beneficial owner of stock held by her minor children] equitable owner … see also equitable owner in this entry beneficial owner 1 : one holding a beneficial interest in a trust compare beneficial interest at interest 2 : one enjoying the benefit of property of which another is the
Undue influence
injury, or the practice of any intimidation, in order to induce any person to vote, or refrain from voting, or on account of his having done so. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Parliament.' The definition of 'undue influence' … 1955 SC 363: (1955) 1 SCR 1035. [Succession Act, 1925, s. 61] The improper use of power or trust in a way that deprives a person of free will and substitutes another's objective, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th
Election
p. 1970. Is the choosing for the office by vote, Webster American Dictionary, p. 139. In certain cases voting by post or by proxy is allowed, Parliamentary Practice, Erskins May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 29. To the … once pleased a man in elections cannot displease him on further consideration.) See also Re Simms, Ex p. Trustee, 1934 Ch 1. In equity the doctrine of election is founded on the rule that a person who
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