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Memorandum in error

Memorandum in error, was a document alleging error in fact, accompanied by an affidavit of such matter of fact, (English) Common Law Procedure Act, 1852

Middlesex, Bill of

to enlarge its jurisdiction in civil causes, which was formerly confined to actions of trespass, or other injury alleged to have been committed vi et armis. But it might always hold pleas of any civil action other

Modo et forma

deny the matter of fact in the adverse pleading in the manner and form in which it was alleged, and, therefore, to put the opposite party to prove it to be true in manner and form as

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Natural justice

judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings; and for that purpose, whenever a breach of the rule of natural justice was alleged, courts in England used to ascertain whether the impugned action was taken by the statutory authority or tribunal

Ne dona pas, or non dedit

formedon, now abolished. It denied the gift in tail to have been made in manner and form as alleged, and was therefore the proper plea, if the tenant meant to dispute the fact of the gift, but

Information

'information and complaint'), Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Criminal Law.' Informations before a justice of the peace against a person alleged to have committed an offence punishable on summary conviction must be laid within six months, and need not

Impair

Impair, when a construction is alleged to materially impair the value or utility of a building, the construction should be of such a nature

Indebitatus assumpsit

assumpsit [Lat.] (being indebted he undertook), that species of the action of assumpsit in which the plaintiff first alleged a debt, and then a promise in consideration of the debt. Since the Judicature Acts, obsolete as a

Flagrantly abused his position as member

it could be termed as 'flagrant', must, in the circumstance be glaring, notorious, enormous, scandalous or wicked. Any alleged contravention of the provisions of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 Act cannot be categorised as 'flagrant abuse of

Diversity

Diversity, a plea by the prisoner in bar of execution, alleging that he is not the same who was attainted, upon which a jury is immediately empanelled to try

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