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Forfeiture

34 Vict. c. 23), enacted that no conviction, etc., for treason or felony, or felo de se, shall cause any forfeiture except as consequent on outlawry. The Act also makes provision for the appointment by the Crown

Suit and appeal

between a suit an appeal is this that an appeal 'only reviews and corrects the proceedings in a cause already constituted but does not create the cause'. As it is intended to interfere in the cause by

Damage

not. See DAMNUM ABSQUE INJURIA. The expression 'damage' is not necessarily confined to physical damage. Ordinarily damage is caused by physical contact of the ship, such as in collision. But damage can also be caused to property

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Nuisance

action for damages, while a person suffering from damage due to negligence must prove that the damage was caused by some want of care, according to its degree which was required in the particular circumstances of the

Otherwise than under normal circumstances

under normal circumstances, means death not being in the usual course but apparently under suspicious circumstances if not caused by burns or bodily injury, Shanti v. State of Haryana, 1991 (1) SCC 371. The terms 'normal circumstances'

Witness

who testifies in a court, Webster Random House Dictionary, p. 1680. Witness, one who gives evidence in a cause. 1. One who sees, knows, or vouches for something 2. One who gives testimony, under oath or affirmation,

A mensa et thoro

describe a partial divorce, in cases in which the marriage was just and lawful, but for some supervenient cause, such as the commission of adultery or cruelty by the husband or wife, it became improper or impossible

Good cause, sufficient case Difference

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Fellow - servant

Fellow - servant, At Common Law a master is not liable to his servant for injury caused by the negligence of a fellow-servant, Priestly v. Fowler, (1837) 3 M. & W. 1, but this state

Abatement

slow progress of the ordinary forms of justice. (3) Plea in Abatement.-A defence by which a defendant showed cause to the Court why he should not be sued, or, if sued, not in the form adopted by

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