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Accounts, falsification of

ss. 82-84, and (English) Larceny Act, 1916 (6 & 7 Geo. 5, c. 50), s. 20; in the case of a company being wound up. (English) Companies Act, 1929, ss. 271 and 272

Accounting year

annual general meeting is made up, whether that period is a year or not; (iii) in any other case-(a) the year commencing on the 1st day of April; or (b) if the accounts of an establishment maintained

Account or Accompt

with a claim that such account be taken (R. S. C., Ord. III., r. 8), and in such cases the order made must include the directions which were usual in the Court of Chancery. (Ib., Ord. XV.,

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Accord

and satisfaction bars the right of action; accord without satisfaction, or satisfaction without accord, does not.* In the case of an ascertained debt, the acceptance of a smaller sum is no satisfaction, e.g., payment of Rs. 50.

Accomplice

without corroboration in material particulars. She stands on a higher pedestal than an injured witness. In the latter case, there is injury on the physical form, while in the former, it is both physical as well as

Accident occasioned by negligence

Accident occasioned by negligence. As to the recovery of damages for injuries in such cases, see NEGLIGENCE. As to the rights of wife, husband, parent or child of person killed in such an

Accident

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

Acceptance of evidence

the materials on record. Acceptance of evidence by a court would be dependent upon the facts of the case and other relevant factors. A piece of evidence in a given situation may be accepted by a court

Abusing children

Act, 1922 (12 & 13 Geo. 5, c. 56), amends the Act of 1885, so that in the case of the second of the above-mentioned offences, it shall be a sufficient defence if it shall be made

Sheathy

Forming or resembling a sheath or case

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