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Code

order of the Emperor Justinian is distinguished by the appellation of 'The Code' by way of eminence. See CIVIL LAW. The Code Napoleon, or Civil Code of France, pro-ceeding from the French Revolution, and the administration of

bill

against another called also bill in equity 3 a : a form or device of procedure used in civil actions bill in the na·ture of a bill of review : an equitable bill seeking to have a

contract

in which both parties have promised to perform compare unilateral contract in this entry commutative contract in the civil law of Louisiana : a contract in which the obligations of the parties to perform are equal to

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Decree

appeal lies as an appeal from an order, or (b) any order of dismissal for default. [Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), s. 2 (2)] Prior to the integration of Hyderabad State with the Indian

Freedom of speech and expression

of Madras, AIR 1950 SC 124: 1950 SCR 594: 1950 Cri LJ 1514. See also People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India, (2003) 4 SCC 399. Carries with it the right to publish and circulate

assault

with the intent to commit another specified crime [assault with intent to rob] [assault with intent to kill] civil assault : an assault considered as a tort rather than as a crime compare criminal assault in this

deposit

security [may the property with the court] ;esp : to put in a bank account 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : to place (movable property) under a deposit [the depository can not make use of

Arrest

a person charged or suspected of a crime may be forthcoming to answer it. Arrests are either in civil or (see APPREHENSION) criminal cases; civil arrests must be affected, in order to be legal, by virtue of

Judgment

It means the statement given by the Judge on the grounds of a decree or order. [Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, s. 2 (9)] That by the word 'judgment' is meant an order in a trial terminating

Privy purse

Das Basu, Vol. 4, p. 369. Privy purse, the income set apart for the sovereign's personal use. See CIVIL LIST. The periodical payment of money by the Govern-ment to a Ruler of a former Indian State as

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