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  • 11residence — A term of dual meaning, sometimes meaning a temporary, permanent, or transient character of abode; at other times meaning one s fixed abode or domicil. 25 Am J2d Dom § 4. Sometimes a mere physical presence in a place; at other times an abiding in …

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  • 12Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601 — Old Poor Law redirects here. For the Old Poor Law which existed in Scotland between 1574 1845, see Old Scottish Poor Law. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law , 43rd Elizabeth [1] or the Old Poor… …

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  • 13Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 — The Act for the Settlement of Ireland imposed penalties including death and land confiscation against participants and bystanders of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and subsequent unrest. Contents 1 Background 2 Preamble 3 Plantation 3.1 …

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  • 14residence — n. 1 the act or an instance of residing. 2 a the place where a person resides; an abode. b a mansion; the official house of a government minister etc. c a house, esp. one of considerable pretension (returned to their London residence). Phrases… …

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  • 15residence — /ˈrɛzədəns / (say rezuhduhns) noun 1. the place, especially the house, in which one resides; dwelling place; dwelling. 2. a large house. 3. the act or fact of residing. 4. the time during which one resides in a place. –phrase 5. in residence,… …

  • 16residence — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the act or fact of dwelling in a place for some time b. the act or fact of living or regularly staying at or in some place for the discharge of a duty or the enjoyment of a benefit 2. a. (1) the place where one… …

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  • 17residence — res·i·dence || rezɪdÉ™ns n. dwelling place, abode; home, domicile; act of living, act of residing; period of time that one lives in a particular place; headquarters of a business …

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  • 18residence — res•i•dence [[t]ˈrɛz ɪ dəns[/t]] n. 1) the place, esp. the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling place; home 2) the act or fact of residing 3) the act of living or staying in a specified place, as while performing official duties 4) …

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  • 19Habitual residence — In the Conflict of Laws, habitual residence is the standard civil law connecting factor used to select the lex causae in cases characterised as status, capacity and family law. It matches the common law connecting factor of lex domicilii… …

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  • 20Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (Singapore) — Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act A police officer equipped with a firearm and handcuffs An Act to make temporary provisions for the maintenance of public order, the control of supplies by sea to Singapore, and the prevention of strikes and …

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