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Persona designata

exercise the power by excluding others from the exercise of such powers. If the answer is in the affirmative, then such person becomes persona designata, P.V. Somaraju v. Munsif Magistrate, Bhimavaram, AIR 1928 AP 22. A persona

Pardanashin lady

onus has upon him who realise as upon the deed by a 'pardanashin woman' and it mustbe proved affirmatively and conclusively that the deed was not only executed by, but was explained to and really understood byher,

Or

value of the goods or not exceeding 1000 rupees.' It is clear that if the words form an affirmative sentence, then the condition of one of the clauses only need be fulfilled. In such a case 'or'

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Nominal damage

damage' is a technical phrase which means that the Court has negatived anything like real damage, but is affirming that there is an infraction of a legal right, Indian Hume Pipe Co. Ltd. v. Vendra Venkanna Proprietor

Negatio destruit negationem, et ambo faciunt affirmativum

Negatio destruit negationem, et ambo faciunt affirmativum [Lat.], a negative destroys a negative, and both make an affirmative.

Motion

the Speaker in the Parliament of Commonwealth, Wilding and Philip Laundy, p. 481. Motions, are usually expressed in affirmative, Parliamentary Dictionary, L.A., Abraham and S.C. Hawtrey, 1956, p. 122.

Moravians

4 Wm. 4, c. 49, and 1 & 2 Vict. (English) Oaths Act, 1888), to give evidence on affirmation instead of oath.

Misrepresentation

the matter to be false, or asserted it, without knowing if it were true or false; for the affirmance of that which is not known to be true is as unjustifiable as the assertion of that which

Malitia supplet 'tatem

& 14 years of age, who can be convicted of a crime if, and if only, it be affirmatively shown that he had sufficient capacity to know that the act which he did was wrong, R. v.

Lex deraisnia

Lex deraisnia, the proof of thing which one denies to be done by him where another affirms it; defeating the assertion of his adversary, and showing it to be against reason or probability; this was

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