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Hereditary duties
to the king, his heirs and successors for ever, in recompense for the profits of the Court of Wards and other royal privileges abolished by that Act. Surrendered for their lifetimes by succeeding sovereigns (25 Geo. 5,
Within such period
Within such period, means within the period which ends with the last day of limitation prescribed. In other wards, in all cases falling under s. 5 what the party has to show is why he did not
Abduction
the carrying away of married women with the goods of their husbands, the abduction of nuns and of wards appear no longer to be of practical effect. See ABUSING CHILDREN; CHILDREN; RAPE. On a plain reading, of
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Abstract of title
both freehold and formerly copyhold estates. Should the distinct titles to the several parts of the property after wards become united, then there should be a deduction of the title to each part separately up to the
Casual pauper
Act, 1930 (19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 17), ss. 41 to 44, deals with provisions of casual wards and treatment of casual poor.
Collector
respect to any class of persons, for all or any of the purposes of this Act. [Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (8 of 1890), s. 4 (6)] Means the Collector having jurisdiction over the area in which
Contingent legacy
Contingent legacy, one bequeathed on a contingency; e.g., if the legatee attain twenty-one. The contingency may only relate to the disposal of the fund, or it may relate to the position or existence of the beneficiary;...
Corruption of blood
felony. The blood of the attainted person was said to be corrupted or attainted both upwards and down wards, so that he could neither in her it lands nor hereditaments, retain the possession of those in his
Danegelt, Danegeld, or Danegold
Danegelt, Danegeld, or Danegold [fr. danegeldum, dane and gelt, tribute], a tribute of 1s., and after-wards of 2s., upon every hide of land through the realm, levied by the Anglo-Saxons for maintaining forces sufficient to clear...
Debt
religious purpose only. (vi) a person, where the debt was advanced on his behalf by the Court of Wards to a ward, Raja Ganga Pratap Singh v. Allahabad Bank Ltd., AIR 1958 SC 293: (1958) SCR 1150.
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