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Award
Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 132. An 'award' of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal is not a decree, sentence or an award and as such the time spent in obtaining a copy of the award of the
Jedburgh Justice
Jedburgh Justice, otherwise called Jeddart Justice, that unjust procedure whereby a person is sentenced first and tried afterwards. Jedburgh is a Scots Border town in Roxburghshire, where frequent conflicts took place between
Arret
Arret [Fr.], a judgment, decree or sentence.
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Appeal
However, the Supreme Court has the discretion to grant special leave to appeal from any judgment, decree, determination, sentence or order in any case or matter passed or made by any court or tribunal in the territory
Acceptilatio
of something merely nominal in satisfaction of a verbal contract. In order to enter into acceptilatio the formal sentence was used in Civil Law: 'quod ego tibi promisi, habesue acceptum? habeo.'-Sand Just. See STIPULATION.
Absolution
Absolution, a dispensation; a remission of sins; an acquittal by sentence of law.
A mensa et thoro
husband or wife, it became improper or impossible for them to live together. This divorce was effected by sentence of the Ecclesiastical Court. It caused the separation of the husband and wife, but did not dissolve the
Incivile est, nisi tota sententia inspecta, de aliqua parte judicare
inspecta, de aliqua parte judicare. Hob. 171, (It is improper to judge of any part unless the whole sentence be examined.)
Period of detention
Period of detention, undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 265-9. See also Criminal Law (Amendment) Act,
Judices non tenentur exprimere causam sententia sua
Judices non tenentur exprimere causam sententia sua [Lat.], Judges are not bound to explain the reason of their sentence.
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