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Equitable claims and defences at Common Law

by way of defence, and also enabled the plaintiff to avoid such defence by a replication upon equitable grounds. A plea

Implicata

Implicata [Ital.]. In order to avoid the risk of making fruitless voyages, merchants have been in

Incuria

the rule of stare decisis. The quotable in law is avoided and ignored if it is rendered, 'in ignoratium of a

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Notice

a designed abstinence from inquiry for the very purpose of avoiding notice. See CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE. A purchaser with notice may protect

Fare

119), s. 16. Travelling without prepayment and with intent to avoid payment is punishable by fine up to 40s., and on

Personally interested

gained, or of a loss or some disadvantage to be avoided by one who was said to be so interested, Jokhan

Undue preference

31), s. 2. See RAILWAY AND CANAL COMMISSION. As to avoidance of preference of creditor within three months of bankruptcy of

Colour

the meaning of the rule, that pleadings in confession and avoidance should give colour, was that they should confess the matter

Vacatura

Vacatura, an avoidance of an ecclesiastical benefice.

demurrer

not sufficient as a cause of action compare confession and avoidance NOTE: Demurrers are no longer used in federal civil or

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