The argument used on the part of the plaintiffs was, that this power contains a special clause prohibiting waste, and it is said, and justly, in the abstract, that opening an unopen mine is in itself waste […]
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The argument used on the part of the plaintiffs was, that this power contains a special clause prohibiting waste, and it is said, and justly, in the abstract, that opening an unopen mine is in itself waste […]
Source: wiktionary
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