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Ex Maleficio

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

ex maleficio


[Late Latin, in the phrase obligatio ex maleficio obligation arising from a misdeed]
: arising from wrongdoing
: created by law in response to a wrongdoing [a trustee ex maleficio]




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