Contempt - Law Dictionary Search Results
Procedendo
judgment; and upon further neglect or refusal, the judges of the inferior Court might be punished for their contempt by writ of attachment, returnable in the courts at Westminster, 3 Bl. Com. 109. It also lay where
Press
and requires the leave of a judge before criminal proceedings can be brought against the Press. See also CONTEMPT OF COURT; LIBEL.
Powers
reference is made in Article 194(3) may, for instance, refer to the powers of the House to punish contempt of the House, Purushothaman Nambudiri v. State of Kerala, AIR 1962 SC 694 (700): (1962) 1 Supp SCR
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Oversamessa
Oversamessa, semble; a forfeiture for contempt or neglect in not pursuing a male-factor, see Jac. Law Dic, 3 Inst. 116.
High Commission Court
by reforming and correcting the ecclesiastical state and persons, and all manner of errors, heresies, schisms, abuses, offences, contempt's, and enormities. The powers of this tribunal were directed to tyrannical and unconstitutional pur-poses; it was therefore abolished
Letter-missive
with a copy of the bill and a citation to appear and answer; if he continued still in contempt, a sequestration nisi, which was made absolute in the usual way, issued immediately against his lands and goods,
Hypo-respect
Hypo-respect, an amount of respect lesser than that which is warranted. 'the law in the area of contempt of court must avoid the xtremes of hyper-reactivity to marginal indifference to judicial authority out of pragmatic difficulties
In camera
Taken when Court is not in session, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 763. In camera, referred in Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (70 of 1971), s. 7(1). See CAMERA.
Infant
termed 'a ward of court.' The Court has jurisdiction to commit a ward of court to prison for contempt of Court, e.g., marrying without consent [Re H.'s Settlement, (1909) 2 Ch 260]. By the Judicature Act, 1925,
Interfere
Interfere, the word 'interfere', means in the context of the subject, any action which checks or hampers the functioning or hinders or tends to prevent the performance of duty, as stated at p. 255 of Words...
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