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Cy-pres

not have intended to require imposiblities, but only a substantial compliance withhis, directions, as far as they should admit of being fairly carried into execution. It is upon this ground tht Courts of Equity constantly hold, in

Contributory negligence

on the part of a plaintiff disentitling him to recover. 'Sometimes, however, he [the defendant] is driven to admit that he was guilty of some negligence, which may have been one of the causes conducting to the

Colour

give colour, was that they should confess the matter adversely alleged, to such an extent, atleast, as to admit some apparent right in the opposite party, which required to be encountered and avoided by the allegation of

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Colonial Attorneys Relief Acts (English)

the Supreme Court in England, of all persons, being subjects of the British Crown, who have been duly admitted and enrolled as attorneys and solicitors in any colony. These Acts were repealed by the Colonial Solicitors Act,

Clericum admittendum

Clericum admittendum, a writ of execution directed not to the sheriff, but to the bishop or archbishop, and requiring him

Clamea admittenda initinere per attornatum

Clamea admittenda initinere per attornatum, an ancient writ by which the king commanded the justices in eyre to admit the

Insusceptible

Not susceptible not capable of being moved affected or impressed that can not feel receive or admit as a limb insusceptible of pain a heart insusceptible of pity a mind insusceptible to flattery new strains

New trial

ground for a new trial. So if a judge improperly nonsuit a plaintiff. So if a judge should admit improper evidence, or reject evidence which ought to be admitted, by which means the result of the trial

De odio et atia

with a view, if the latter were found to be the case, of afterwards issuing another writ to admit him to bail, 1 Reeves, 252

Payment of Money into Court

any later time, pay into Court a sum of money by way of satisfaction, which is taken to admit the cause of action; 'or he may, except in actions for libel or slander, pay money into Court

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