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Definition of Lodger A person who occupies rooms in a house of which the general possession remains in the landlord, as shown by the fact that he retains control over the street or outer door Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Lodger in the […]

Definition of Lords Justices Of Appeal The designation of the five ordinary Judges of the Court of Appeal. See Supreme Court of Judicature Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Lords Justices Of Appeal in the Dictionaries, Lords Justices Of Appeal in […]

Definition of Log A record of happenings in and to a ship. See the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, ss. 239-243, 262 (j) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Log in the Dictionaries, Log in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the […]

Definition of Lords Marchers Until the conquest of Wales in 1282 the’ English kings permitted their nobles to conquer and hold such parts of Wales as they could. Each noble, known as a lord marcher, was given jura regalia, or sovereign rights, within the area held by him Browse You might be […]

Definition of London, Brighton & South Coast Railway V. Truman ((1885), 11 A. C. 45). Held, that if a statute imperatively requires an undertaking (e.g., a railway) to be carried on, persons injured thereby have no remedy if the undertaking is carried on with reasonable care Browse You might […]

Definition of Lords Of Appeal In Ordinary Persons appointed by the King for the purpose of aiding the House of Lords in the hearing and determination of appeals ; they must have held some high judicial office for two years, or have been practising barristers or advocates for at least fifteen […]

Definition of London Joint Stock Bank V. MacmiIIan ([1918] A. C. 777). A customer owes a duty to his bank to draw cheques with reasonable care, and is responsible for loss incuried by want of such care.The respondents signed and gave to their clerk at his request a cheque for 2 for petty cash, […]

Definition of Lost Or Not Lost Words inserted in a maritime policy. of insurance to prevent the operation of the rule that if a ship is lost at the time of insurance, the policy is void, although the assured did not know of the loss. See the Marine Insurance Act, 1906, s. 6, sub-s. 1…

Definition of Lord (1) A person of whom land is held by another as his tenant. The relation between the lord and the tenant is called tenure, and the right or interest which the lord has in the services of his tenant is called a lordship or seignory. (2) A peer of the realm Browse…

Definition of Lottery A distribution of prizes by lot or chance. The Lotteries Act, 1699, declares them to be common and public nuisances, and an indictment at common law will lie. But prosecutions are usually brought under section 2 of the Gaming Act, 1802, which provides for the summary […]