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  • 61Knight v Knight — (1840) 3 Beav 148 is a landmark case in English equity law. It espouses the test that determines whether a trust has been validly constituted. This has the effect of determining whether assets can be disposed of in wills, or whether the wording… …

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  • 62Shareholder resolution — Shareholder resolutions are proposals submitted by stockholders for a vote at the company s annual meeting. Typically, resolutions are opposed by the corporation s management, hence the insistence for a vote. For publicly held corporations in the …

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  • 63List of law topics (N-R) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… …

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  • 64The Anglo-Saxon Church —     The Anglo Saxon Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Anglo Saxon Church     I. ANGLO SAXON OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN     The word Anglo Saxon is used as a collective name for those Teutonic settlers the foundation stock of the English race… …

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  • 65pleading — plead·ing n 1 a: one of the formal declarations (as a complaint or answer) exchanged by the parties in a legal proceeding (as a suit) setting forth claims, averments, allegations, denials, or defenses; also: a written document embodying such a… …

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  • 66will — 1 n 1: the desire, inclination, or choice of a person or group 2: the faculty of wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending 3: a legal declaration of a person s wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death; esp: a formally… …

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  • 67precative — adjective Resembling or pertaining to an entreaty. Syn: precatory See Also: precation …

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  • 68Marçal Justen Filho — (1955) is a Brazilian attorney and Law professor. He was tenured professor at Federal University of Paraná Law School (UFPR) from 1978 to 2006. Marçal Justen Filho obtained his Law degree from UFPR Law School (1973–1977), having graduated at the… …

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  • 69advisory — ad·vi·so·ry /əd vī zə rē/ adj 1: having or exercising power to advise an advisory committee 2: containing or giving advice an advisory verdict Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 70appealing — index attractive, precatory, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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