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Respondent

Respondent, a party answering in a suit, whether for himself or another; the defendant

Justified by law

sufficient reason for doing that which he is called to answer; the ground for such a plea. Lexically, the sense is

King's Counsel

counsel to the Crown, and called within the Bar. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue, advocati

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Lacuna in the prosecution

trial, either in producing relevant materials or in eliciting relevant answer from witnesses, Rajendra Prasad v. Narcotic Cell, (1999) 6 SCC

Polligar, Polygar

village or district; also a military chieftain in the peninsula, answer-ing to a hill zemindar in the northern circars, Indian.

Letter-missive

copy of the bill and a citation to appear and answer; if he continued still in contempt, a sequestration nisi, which

Magna Carta

will not pay where he is able, the pledges shall answer for the debt. And if they will, they shall have

Mare clausum

the title of a celebrated work by Selden, written in answer to the treatise called Mare Liberu

Monition

summons to appear in court as a defendant or to answer contempt charges. 3. A formal Notice from a bishop demanding

Masters of the Supreme Court

Masters are to hear summonses for directions, take accounts and answer inquiries pursuant to directions in judgments and orders, etc.; see

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