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Ad ea qu' frequentius accident jura adaptantur
qu' frequentius accident jura adaptantur. Wing. 216; 2 Inst. 137; Broom's Leg. Max.-(The laws are adapted to those cases which more frequently arise.)-'A good sound maxim in construing Acts of Parliament', Dixon v. Caledonian Ry. Co., (1880)
Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea.
See Blaker v. Tillstone, 1894 (1) QB 345, where the defendant was charged with exposing unwholesome meat. In cases under the (English) Merchandise Marks Act, 1887, 50 & 51 Vict. c. 28, s. 2, the employer is
Actual cost
include all expenditure necessary to bring such assets into existence and to put them in working condition. In case money is borrowed by a newly started company which is in the process of constructing and erecting its
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Actore non probante absolvitur reus (Hob. 103)
Actore non probante absolvitur reus (Hob. 103) [Lat.], When the plaintiff does not prove his case the defendant is acquitted.
Action prejudicial
Action prejudicial, otherwise called preparatory or principal, an action arising from some preliminary doubt, as in case a man sue his younger brother for lands descended from the father, and it is objected against him
Action of adherence
Action of adherence, an action competent to a husband or wife, to compel either party to adhere in case of desertion; unknown in practice except where combined with an action for aliment, Scots Law. It is analogous
Action
the Common Law, p. 1254). For old forms of actions, see under their respective titles-e.g., COVENANT; ASSUMPSIT; TRESPASS; CASE; TROVER; DETINUE; REPLEVIN; EJECTMENT. See also VENUE. The term 'action' is now applied to all proceedings in the
Actio non datur non damnificato
must be such as the law makes actionable, otherwise the party is non damnificatus, and it is a case of damnum sine injuria.
Act purporting to be done in official capacity
acts done illegally and in bad faith and acts done bona fide in official capacity. See Bhagchand Dagadusa's case. S. 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure therefore is attracted when any suit is filed against a
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
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