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injunction

from in- in + jungere to join] : an equitable remedy in the form of a court order compelling a party to do or refrain from doing a specified act compare cease-and-desist order at order, damage declaratory

Criminal Evidence Act

person charged with an offence and his or her wife or husband became a competent, but not a compellable, witness for the defence at every stage of the proceedings. The Evidence Acts, 1851 and 1853, whichmade parties

Witness

his evidence. See OATH and AFFIRMATION. In civil cases, as a rule, husband and wife are competent and compellable witnesses against each other [Evidence Amendment Act, 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 83), s. 1], but husbands

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Enforce

Enforce, has been attributed a meaning to give force or effect to; to compel obedience to (Black Law Dictionary) see also Hameed Joharan v. Abdul Salam, (2001) 7 SCC 573. In general,

Railway

is permissive only, Johnson v. Midland Ry. Co., (1849) 18 LJ Ex 366; but the Railway Commissioners may compel a company to act as carriers; and some special Acts, e.g., that of the Great Northern Railway Company

Strike

to employ any number of persons employed by him inconsequence of a dispute, done with a view to compelling persons employed by him to accept terms or conditions or conditions of or affecting employment; a strike or

Subp'na

the Civil and Canon Laws. There are several kinds of subp'na. At Common Law there are two to compel the attendance of witnesses:- (1) Subp'na ad testificandum, the common subp'na, which is personally served upon a witness,

Lex non cogit ad impossibilia

Lex non cogit ad impossibilia. Hob. 96.--(The law does not compel to impossibilities.) see IMPOSSIBILITY. The law does not compel to imopossible ends. See State of Rajasthan v. Shamsher

free

or domination of another 2 : made or done as a matter of choice and right : not compelled or restricted [no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the exercise thereof "U.S. Constitution amend. I"]

Compellable

Capable of being compelled or constrained

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