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Necessity, agent of
Necessity, agent of. An agent of necessity may be constituted in two ways: (1) 'Extraordinary emergencies may arise, in which a person who is an agent, may, from the very necessities of the case, be justified...
New assignment
New assignment, a form of pleading which sometimes arose from the generality of the declaration, when, the complaint not having been set out with sufficient precision, it became necessary, from the evasiveness of the plea, to...
Oath of calumny
Oath of calumny. The oath administered in Scotland to pursuers in actions of Divorce and Nullity of Marriage on grounds of impotency.
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Offices of the Supreme Court
Offices of the Supreme Court. The offices of the Supreme Court are to be open every day except Sundays, Good Friday, Easter Eve, Monday and Tuesday in Easter Week, White Monday, the first Monday in August,...
Petition
Petition, a supplication made by an inferior to a superior, having jurisdiction to grant redress. The subject has a right to petition the sovereign, or the two Houses of Parliament, and all commit-ments and prosecutions for...
Protection order
Protection order, means an order made in term of section 18. [Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, s. 2(o)] Protection Order. 1. A wife deserted by her husband may obtain from a magistrate or...
Priest
Priest, a person in Holy Orders either in the Church of England or Rome. A person under twenty-four years of age cannot be ordained a priest, 44 Geo. 3, c. 43. See CLERGY. Means a Parsi...
Prisoner under sentence of death
only mean the prisoner whose sentence of death has become final and conclusive and indefeasible which cannot be annulled or voided by any judicial or con-stitutional procedure. Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration, AIR 1978 SC 1675 (1730):
Private Acts of Parliament
Private Acts of Parliament, Acts operating upon particular persons and private concerns, as Naturalization Acts, Divorce Acts, and Change of Name Acts. They are generally not printed, but copies of them can be obtained at the...
Prize Court
Prize Court. This is an international tribunal, existing only by virtue of a special commission under the Great Seal, during war or until the litigations incident to war have been brought to a conclusion. It is...
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