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Infringement

Infringement [fr. infringo, Lat., to break], breach of violation, applied to the breach of a law or violation of a right, as of copyright

Habere facias possessionem

the first writ be not executed, an alias, etc., may be sued out. The officer, if necessary, may break open outer doors, in order to give possession, or he may take the posse comitatus with him if

Hue and Cry

pur-sued, though it turn out that he is innocent; and where he takes refuge in a house, may break open the door, if admittance be refused; and by the Sheriffs Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c.

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Hayward

his being so called may be, because one part of his office is to see that they neither break nor cross the hedges of enclosed lands; or because he keeps the grass from hurt or destruction. He

Mens rea

and may be so framed as to make an act criminal, whether there has been any intention to break the law or otherwise to do wrong or not. There is a large body of municipal law at

Fire

use of fire engines and appliances; ss. 87-89 of the same Act give the police certain powers of breaking into premises and regulating traffic upon the out break of a fire, but the captain of the fire

Emergency

Emergency, means a situation which is not normal, a situation which calls for urgent remedial action. Break-down of the Constitutional machinery in a State does gives rise to a situation of emergency, S.R. Bommai v.

Manbrit and Brit Jijmani

it. But in 'brit jijmani' especially those relating to Hindu pilgrimages, though it is open to parties to break away the old connections and establish a new one by custom and usage of the country as a

Regular

Regular, 'regular' means a consistent course of conduct without any break or breach, Mrs. Raj Kanta v. Financial Commissioner, AIR 1980 SC 1464 (1466): (1980) 3 SCC 589: (1980)

Peace, Breach of the

presence; and an ordinary subject may arrest another who is on the point of committing murder, and may break and enter a house to do so; and may arrest a lunatic about to do a mischief, and

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