Affirm - Law Dictionary Search Results
Predication
The act of predicating or of affirming one thing of another affirmation assertion
Finding mains holding
the evidence, we hold that appellee is entitled to full indemnity. In appellate courts, properly, only holding are affirmed, whereas factual findings are disturbed only when clearly erroneous, against the great weight of the evidence, etc., depending
Enantiosis
A figure of speech by which what is to be understood affirmatively is stated negatively and the contrary affirmation by contraries
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Perjury
5 SCC 668. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Ch 26] The offence committed when a lawful oath or affirmation (see OATHS and AFFIRATION) is administered and the witness swears or affirms falsely in a matter material to
Void and voidable
take advantage of it. Thus, while acceptance of rent will make good a voidable lease, it will not affirm a void lease. See NULL AND VOID. The expression 'void' has several facets. One type of void acts,
reverse
re·vers·ing vt : to set aside or make void (a judgment or decision) by a contrary decision compare affirm vi : to reverse a decision or judgment [for these reasons, we ] re·ver·si·ble adj
Treason
c. 17, s. 3. If any person shall maliciously, advisedly, and directly, by writing or printing, maintain and affirm that any other person hath any right or title to the crown of this realm, otherwise than according
attest
ad to + testari to call to witness, from testis witness] vt : to bear witness to : affirm to be true or genuine ;specif : to authenticate (as a will) by signing as a witness vi
jurisdiction
the jurisdiction granted to particular courts to hear appeals of the decisions of lower tribunals and to reverse, affirm, or modify those decisions compare original jurisdiction in this entry concurrent jurisdiction : jurisdiction that is shared by
legitimate
to make legitimate: as a : to give legal status or authorization to b : to show or affirm to be justified or have merit c : to put (an illegitimate child) in the state of a
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