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Accusator post rationable tempus non est audiendus, nisi se bene de omissione excusaverit

bene de omissione excusaverit [Lat.], An accuser is not to be heard after a reasonable time unless he can account satisfactorily for the delay.

Accidental fire

from the consequences of fires caused by their negligence. Accidental fire is not an act of God which can be traced to natural causes, Patel Roadways Ltd. v. Birla Yamaha Ltd., (2000) 4 SCC 91.

Acceptance of service

course,' that undertaking is unconditional and must be performed forthwith, and at the instance of the plaintiff it can be enforced by attachment of the solicitor under R. S. C., Ord. XII., r. 18 [In re Kerly,

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Absolute liability

is to provide a free 'insurance cover' to the person and property of a passenger so that compensation can be claimed for the accidental death of or injury to the passenger and/or loss or damage to his

Absence

several connotations. It is not necessarily limited to physical absence. Indifferent or obstructionist attitude of person or avoidance can also amount to absence, Pugazhendran, President, Brammapuram Village Panchayat v. B.G. Balu, AIR 2005 Mad 370. Absence, do

Abortion

offence a capital felony, but applied only in case of the woman being quick with child. A woman can be convicted of conspiracy to procure her own miscarriage, R. vWhit-church, (1890) 24 QBD 420, or with aiding

Abandonment

(6 Edw. 7, c. 41), s. 60; no abandonment is necessary where there is nothing which, on abandonment, can pass to or be of value to the underwriters, Rankin v. Potter, (1873) LR 6 HL 83. The

Abandoned

Abandoned, in the context in which it occurs in s. 418(1), the meaning which can reasonably be attached to the word 'abandoned' is 'let loose' in the sense of being 'left unattended' and

Ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia

Ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia [Lat.], No valid conclusion as to the use of a thing can be drawn from its abuse.

brisling

a small fatty European fish usually smoked or canned

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