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Pulsive

Tending to compel compulsory

Incoact

Not compelled unconstrained

Reasonable

and bona fide requirement is something in between a mere desire or wish on one hand and a compelling or dire or absolute necessity at the other--Such need maybe a present need or within reasonable proximity in

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Distringas

cases in which it was used in Common Law proceedings may be thus stated:- (1) a distringas to compel appearance, where defendant had a place of residence within England or Wales. The writ was abolished by the

Contribution

arises between sureties, who are bound for the same principal, when, upon his default, one of them is compelled to pay the money, or to perform any other obligation for which they all became bound; the surety

Forced labour

Rajasthan, AIR 1983 SC 328 (332). (Constitution of India, Article 23) It may be physical force which may compel a person to provide labour or service to another or it may be force exerted through a legal

Partition

577. Partition, the act of dividing. Before 1926 all co-owners of land might make partition, and coparceners were compellable to do so by Common Law (English). Co-owners, other than coparcener or copy-holders, were compellable to make partition

Magna Carta

sovereign in the early part of the ensuing year, arming themselves in the mean time, so as to compel John, if necessary, to confirm those liberties which had been confirmed by the charters of his predecessors, and

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

benefit

serves to limit a person's liability benefit of dis·cus·sion : the right of a surety being sued to compel the suing creditor to sue the principal first benefit of di·vi·sion : the right of a surety being

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