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peremptory
peremptory [Late Latin peremptorius, from Latin, destructive, from perimere to take entirely, destroy] 1 : permitting no dispute, alternative, or delay ;specif : not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply [when the … is clear and it is apparent that no valid excuse can be given for not performing it, a mandamus may be allowed "Revised Statutes of Nebraska"] 2 : not requiring cause see also peremptory challenge at challenge
Payee
The bill, note, or cheque may be made payable to one or more payees jointly, or in the alternative to one of two or one or some of several payees, or to the holder of an office … Payee, means person named in a negotiable instru-ment, to whom or to whose order the money is, by the instrument, directed to be paid, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, s. 7. One to
Award
final, on all the matters referred, or it will be void in toto; unconditional, but it may be alternative, without reservation or delegation, except as to ministerial acts, certain, mutual, possible, and consistent, without palpable mistake; when … delivered: and if the submission direct that it be delivered to the parties by a certain day, in order to be valid it must be so delivered accordingly. It is usual for an arbitrator to keep the
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Jurisdiction
of justice. The Administrative Tribunals as established under Article 323A and the Adminis-trative Tribunals Act, 1985 are an alternative insti-tutional mechanism or authority, designed to be not less effective than the High Court, consistently with the amended … has not been used in the limited sense of the term, as connoting the 'power' to do or order to do the particular act complained of, but is used in a wide sense as meaning 'generally the
custody
child's upbringing compare visitation joint custody : custody of a child shared by divorced or separated parents who alternate physical custody of and share in decisions regarding the child called also shared custody phys·i·cal custody : custody
pleading
relation back b : any of the allegations, averments, claims, denials, or defenses set forth in a pleading alternative pleading : a pleading that sets out an alternative theory in support of a plaintiff's claim for relief … set of stages by which a single issue was produced, and which was determined by the type of writ under which the plaintiff proceeded. fact pleading : pleading that requires a plaintiff to set out in the
liability
or criminal sanctions [ for injuries caused by their product] absolute liability : strict liability in this entry alternative liability : joint liability imposed on multiple tortfeasors when there are simultaneous tortious acts (as defective manufacture of … cause of injuries, was defective at the time of purchase, and was used for its intended purpose in order to establish a products liability claim. secondary liability 1 : vicarious liability in this entry 2 : liability
Imprisonment
the discretion of the court. Imprisonment for not more than two years is very frequently authorised, as an alternative to penal servitude, by the (English) Offences against the Person Act, 1861, and other Acts set out in … (1870) LR 5 QB 176. (3) Default by a trustee or person acting in a fiduci-ary capacity and ordered to pay by a Court of Equity any sum in his possession or under his control, see Marris
Negotiable instruments
instrument may be payable to two or more payees jointly, or it may be made payable in the alternative to one of two, or one or some of several payees. [Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881), … indorser, and must be an indorsement of the entire bill. A cheque or bill marked 'pay cash or order' is not within the Act and is not a negotiable instrument, North and South Insurance Co. v. National
Illness slip
adjournment on this basis should be abolished so that the litigant whose counsel has fallen ill may make alternative arrangement and the hearing of case may not be affected, Rais Ahmad v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (1999) … Illness slip, is a facility which has been abused more often than not, so much so that interim orders once obtained have notoriously been found to have continued for a long time merely on the 'illness slip'
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