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Politi' legibus non leges politiis adaptand'

Politi' legibus non leges politiis adaptand'. Hob. 154.-(States are to be adapted to the laws, and not the laws to States.)

Non detinet

But, under this plea, the defendant could not deny that they were the plaintiff's, Steph. Plead., 7th ed. 154, 163.

Libel

to trade libels, it has been held by the House of Lords in White v. Mellin, 1895, AC 154, that an action will not lie for a false statement disparaging a trader's goods where no special damage … excuse, is a libel whatever the intention may have been', O'Brien v. Clement, (1846) 15 M & W 435, per Parke, B. A statement in a talking film is a libel and not merely a slander, Yossopoff

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Jeopardy

accused person to repeated trial for the same alleged offence, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 154. In India, no person can be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once, Commentary on

Davyum

A rare metallic element found in platinum ore It is a white malleable substance Symbol Da Atomic weight 154

Habere facias seisinam

the sheriff to give seisin of a freehold estate recovered by ejectione firm' or other action, Old N.B. 154.

Fraudulent debtors

Fraudulent debtors. Punishable by the (English) Bankruptcy Act, 1914, Pt. VII., ss. 154 et seq., and in Ireland by 35 & 36 Vict. c. 57.

First information report

First information report, An information given under sub-s. (1) of s. 154 Cr PC is commonly known as first information report (FIR) though this term is not used in the

Firm name

is called the 'firm name', Dulichand Laxminarayan v. Commissioner of Income Tax, AIR 1956 SC 354: (1956) SCR 154.

Entertain

not means initiation of proceed-ing, Hindusthan Commercial Bank, AIR 1968 SC 468: (1968) 1 SCR 505: 21 STC 154; Martin & Harris Ltd. v. VIth Additional Distt. Judge, (1998) 1 SCC 732. To bear in mind or … proceed to consider on merits' and did not means initiation of proceed-ing, Hindusthan Commercial Bank, AIR 1968 SC 468: (1968) 1 SCR 505: 21 STC 154; Martin & Harris Ltd. v. VIth Additional Distt. Judge, (1998) 1

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