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Special pleas

Special pleas, pleas not in the form of what were called general issues, but which allege affirmative matter, as infancy, coverture, statute of limitations, etc., see DEFENCE. Special pleas in bar in criminal matters

Stolen property

Stolen property, there can be no offence of dishonestly receiving stolen property unless the property which is alleged to be the subject of such receiving, answers the description of 'stolen property' given in s. 410, Penal

Such court

in that Court has produced or tendered in evidence a document in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed. Clause (c), means that it is that Court before which there is a proceeding

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Time

A measure of duration 2. A point in or period of duration at or during which something is alleged to have occurred 3. Slang. A convicted criminal's period of incarceration, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. Time in

Relevancy

Relevancy. In Scots law the relevancy is the justice or sufficiency in law of the allegations of a party. A plea to the relevancy is therefore analogous to the demurrer of the English courts.

Tippling Act

County Courts Act, 1888, s. 182, no action may be brought in any Court to recover any debt alleged to be due for ale, porter, beer, cider, or perry, consumed on the premises where sold

To state

of a thing in writing or in words; to set down or set forth in detail; to aver, allege, or declare. To set down in gross; to mention in general terms, or by way of reference; to

Trade Union

on behalf of themselves and all other members of the trade union in respect of any tortious act alleged to have been committed by or on behalf of the trade union, shall not be entertained by any

Trial

in the High Court, trial is without a jury, unless the Court otherwise orders; but where fraud is alleged, or in cases of libel, slander, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, seduction, or breach of promise of marriage, an

True copy

object of serving a 'true copy' of an election petition and the affidavit filed in support of the allegations of corrupt practice on the respondent in the election petition is to enable the respondent to understand the

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