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Domestic incident report

Domestic incident report, means a report made in the prescribed from on receipt of a complaint of domestic violence from an aggrieved person [Protection of Women for Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (43 of 2005),

Double quarrel

Double quarrel. See DOUBLE COMPLAINT

Defence

protection, or guard; in law, a denial by the defendant of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's complaint. In Civil matters, a defence (which is always in writing or printed) is either (1) by statement of

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Exception

Act 'may by proved by the defendant, but need not be negatived or specified in the information or complaint'; and if so specified or negatived need not be proved by the informant or complainant: Summary Jurisdiction Act,

Expiring laws continuance Acts

temporary acts and continuing them by annual continuance Acts is a very old one, which has frequently caused complaint in the House of Commons (see Solicitors' Journal, April 18th, 1903). The (English) Ballot Act, 1872 (35 &

Detriment

to show that he or she has suffered some detriment, in order to have standing to bring a complaint. Detriment means 'putting under a disadvantage', Ministry of Defence v. Jeremiah, (1980) QB 87

Breve

Breve, a writ, by which a person is summoned or attached to answer an action, complaint, etc., or whereby anything is commanded to be done in the courts, in order to do justice, etc.

Contramandatum

defendant in a suit by attorney alleges for himself to show that the plaintiff has no cause of complaint, Blount.

Catechise

the Articles of the Belief and in the Lord's Prayer,' on pain of sharp reproof upon the first complaint for neglect of duty, suspension for the second offence, and, 'there being little hope that the minister will

Case, action on the

The action on the case lay where a party sued for damages for any wrong or cause of complaint (such as negligence, or breach of contract not under seal) to which covenant or trespass did not apply.

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