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cas fortuit [Anglo-French] : fortuitous event ...
fortuitous event
fortuitous event : an event of natural or human origin that could not have been reasonably foreseen or expected and is out of the control of the persons concerned (as parties to a contract) : force majeure called also cas fortuit see also frustration compare inevitable accident ...
Fortuitous
Fortuitous, is happening by accident or chance rather than design (Oxford Dictionary), See also D. Ganesh Rao Patnaik v. State of Jharkhand, (2005) 8 SCC 454.Means occurring by chance 'a fortuitous event may be highly unfortunate', Black's Law Dictionary, p. 664.Means 'accident or fortuitous casualty (Stroud's Judicial Dictionary)...
Fortuitous
Happening by chance coming or occuring unexpectedly or without any known cause chance as the fortuitous concourse of atoms...
Accident
Accident, anything that happens, an unforeseen or unexpected event, a chance, a mishap, an extraordinary incident; something not expected. It is also a head of equitable jurisdiction, which was concurrent with that of the Courts of Law.Means an unlook for mishap or an untoward event which is not expected or designed, Fenton v. Thorley & Co. Ltd., 1903 AC 443: 72 LJKP 787: 89 LT 314 (HL).The meaning to be attached to the word accident,' in relation to equitable relief, is some unforeseen and undersigned event, productive of disadvantage and not due to negligence or misconduct on the part of the person seeking relief. The cases in which equity may give relief under certain conditions are (1) lost or destroyed documents. (2) Imperfect execution of powers. (3) Erroneous payments, e.g., by personal representatives.In logic, something, in any subject, person, or thing not belonging to the essence. See ESSENCE.The popular and ordinary sense of the word 'accident' means the mishap or an untowa...
adjudicate
adjudicate -cat·ed -cat·ing [Latin adjudicare to award in judgment, from ad to, for + judicare to judge see judge ] vt 1 : to settle either finally or temporarily (the rights and duties of the parties to a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding) on the merits of the issues raised 2 : to pass judgment on as a judge : settle judicially 3 : to pronounce judicially to be [was adjudicated a bankrupt] [was adjudicated the child's father] 4 : to convey by judicial sale vi : to come to a judicial decision : act as judge [the court adjudicated upon the case] ad·ju·di·ca·tion [ə-jü-di-kā-shən] n ad·ju·di·ca·tive [ə-jü-di-kā-tiv, -kə-] n ad·ju·di·ca·tor [-kā-tər] n ...
confiscate
confiscate -cat·ed -cat·ing : to seize without compensation as forfeited to the public treasury compare criminal forfeiture NOTE: Illegal items such as narcotics or firearms, or profits from the sale of illegal items, may be confiscated by law enforcement officers. Additionally, government action that reduces the value of property to a person or entity as to make it nearly worthless has been held to constitute confiscation. Examples of such government action include the passage of zoning laws that prevent the use of land for its designated purpose and the setting of utility rates so low that the utility company cannot realize a reasonable return on its investment. con·fis·ca·tion [kÄ n-fə-skā-shən] n con·fis·ca·tor [kÄ n-fə-skā-tər] n con·fis·ca·to·ry [kən-fis-kə-tōr-ē] adj ...
Crime of violence
Crime of violence, is whether the has been the infliction or threat of force or the doing of a hostile act, R (August) v. Criminal Injuries Panel (CA), (2001) 2 WLR 1452.May be committed when there is no use of force, but the victim is put in reasonable fear of immediate physical harm, Regina (August) v. Criminal Injuries Panel (CA), (2001) 2 WLR 1452.Includes personal injury caused by arson and by poisoning, R. (August) v. Criminal Injuries Panel (CA), (2001) QB LR 774....
capricious
capricious 1 : governed or characterized by impulse or whim: as a : lacking a rational basis b : likely to change suddenly 2 : not supported by the weight of evidence or established rules of law often used in the phrase arbitrary and capricious ca·pri·cious·ly adv ca·pri·cious·ness n ...
excuse
excuse ex·cused ex·cus·ing vt 1 : to grant exemption or release to [excused the prospective juror] [excused the witness after an hour of testimony] 2 : justify vi : to serve as an excuse or justification [exigent circumstances may "J. J. White and R. S. Summers"] [ik-skyüs] n 1 : excusal 2 a : a circumstance that allows for release under the law from an obligation, duty, or contractual liability compare act of god, force majeure, fortuitous event, impossibility of performance b : a circumstance (as a physical threat) that grants immunity for otherwise tortious or criminal conduct compare justification, privilege ...
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