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jurisprudence constante
and may be determinative in subsequent cases ;also : the rule of law applied in the jurisprudence constante compare stare decisis
nullity
the quality or state of being null 2 : an act, proceeding, or contract void of legal effect compare impediment absolute nullity in the civil law of Louisiana : a contract or act considered void by virtue
possession
the method of acquiring title by such possession see also hostile possession and notorious possession in this entry compare prescription civil possession in the civil law of Louisiana : possession that exists by virtue of an intent
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Quantum valebant
the law obliged one to furnish another with goods or provisions, as an innkeeper to his guests, etc. Compare quantum meruit (supra).
constructive
law [made a entry when he refused to take the opportunity for a voluntary departure "Harvard Law Review"] compare actual con·struc·tive·ly adv
court of equity
over suits in equity and administering justice and providing remedies according to the rules and principles of equity compare court of law NOTE: Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure abolishes the distinction between law
total incorporation
clause embraces all the guarantees in the Bill of Rights and applies them to cases under state law compare selective incorporation NOTE: The total incorporation doctrine has never been adopted by a majority of the U.S. Supreme
comity
recognition by courts of one jurisdiction of the laws and judicial decisions of another called also judicial comity compare choice of law, federalism, full faith and credit
natural
in accordance with or arising from nature esp. as distinguished from operation of law see also natural person compare artificial c : arising from the usual course of events [a result of the accident] 3 a :
Maintenance of public order
same as maintenance of law and order. Main-tenance of law and order means the prevention of disorders of comparatively lesser gravity and of local significance, B. Sundara Rao v. State of Orissa, AIR 1972 SC 739 (742):
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