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  • House Of Lords

    Definition of House Of Lords The Upper House of Parliament ; the assembly of the lords, spiritual and temporal. The lords spiritual are the two archbishops and the senior bishops of the Church of England. The lords temporal are (1) the peers of England, of Great Britain and of the United […]

  • Housebreaking

    Definition of Housebreaking Breaking and entering a dwelling or other house and committing any felony therein, or committing a felony in any such house and then breaking out. (Larceny Act, 1916, s. 26.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription […]

  • Hochster V. Delatour

    Definition of Hochster V. Delatour ((1853), 2 E. & B. 678). If one party to a contract states his intention not to perform the whole or a substantial or vital part thereof, the other party may treat the contract as discharged and sue for damages without being under any obligation to perform […]

  • Household Fire Insurance Co. V. Grant

    Definition of Household Fire Insurance Co. V. Grant ((1879), L. K. 4 Ex. D. 216). Held, that when an offer is made by post, the posting of a letter of acceptance is a complete acceptance, although the letter may never arrive Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]

  • Holder In Due Course

    Definition of Holder In Due Course One who takes a bill of exchange, complete and regular on the face of it, before it is overdue and without notice of dishonour, in good faith and for value, without notice of any defect of title of the transferor. (Bills of Exchange Act, 1882, s. 29.) Browse […]

  • Houses Of Correction

    Definition of Houses Of Correction A species of prison, originally designed for the confinement of vagrants and paupers refusing to work. Abolished Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Houses Of Correction in the Dictionaries, Houses Of Correction in […]

  • Holding Over

    Definition of Holding Over Where a tenant under a lease continues in possession of land after the determination of his tenancy. Ordinarily, the effect is either to make the tenant liable to an action for damages, or to continue the tenancy against his wish Browse You might be interested in […]

  • Howard V. Harris

    Definition of Howard V. Harris ((1683), 1 Vern. 190). Once a mortgage, always a mortgage.’ 1 PI eld, that no agreement in a mortgage can make it irredeemable, either after the death of the mortgagor or upon failure of issue male of his body Browse You might be interested in these references […]

  • Hollins V. Fowler

    Definition of Hollins V. Fowler ((1874), L. R. 7 H. L. 757). Held, that any person who, however innocently, obtains possession of the goods of a person who has been fraudulently deprived of them, and disposes of them, whether for his own benefit or that of any other person, is guilty of […]

  • Howe V. Earl Of Dartmouth, Rule In

    Definition of Howe V. Earl Of Dartmouth, Rule In ((1802, 7 Yes. 137.) Where personal estate is given in terms amounting to a general residuary bequest, to be enjoyed by persons in succession, the interpretation the Court puts upon the bequest is that the persons indicated are to enjoy the same […]