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Colony

colony, are ipso facto in force in such a colony, for there can be no existing laws to contest the superiority; and besides, the occupants could not have any power to establish laws independently of the mother-country,

Burden of proof

to prove an allegation before judgment can be given in its favour; it also means that on a contested issue one of the two contending parties has to introduce evidence, Narayan Bhagwantrao Gosavi v. Gopal Vinayak Gosavi,

The result of the election has been materially affected

proof of the fact that the wasted votes would have been distributed in such a manner between the contesting candidates as would have brought about the defeat of the returned candidate, Vashisht Narain Sharma v. Dev Chandra,

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Compelling reasons

Compelling reasons, the expression 'compelling reasons' in the contest of making an order for detention of a person already in custody implies that there must be cogent

Public Worship Regulation Act, 1874

been set in motion upon but few occasions, and the meaning and effect of it has been vigorously contested upon each of them, sometimes on very technical points. See, e.g., Hudson v. Tooth, (1877) 3 QBD 16,

Unica taxatio

Taxation]. The practice of having jury assess damages against a defaulting defendant as well as a defendant who contests the case, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1531.

knock down and drag out

marked by extreme violence of fights also used metaphorically of fierce contests as a knock down and drag out fight a knockdown dragout competition for the browser market

Scintilla juris et tituli

Amendment Act, 1860 (now repealed by the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, 7th Sch.), has been warmly contested. Lord Coke admitted it (Chudleigh's case, 1 Co., p. 121 a), so did Mr. Booth (see his opinion

Res judicata

judicata, it is meant that the right claimed has been adjudicated upon and cannot again be placed in contest between the same parties. A previous decision of a competent Court on fact which are the foundation of

Rencounter

Rencounter, a sudden meeting; as opposed to a duel, which is deliberate. A hostile meeting or contest; a battle or combat, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1298.

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Colony

colony, are ipso facto in force in such a colony, for there can be no existing laws to contest the superiority; and besides, the occupants could not have any power to establish laws independently of the mother-country,

Burden of proof

to prove an allegation before judgment can be given in its favour; it also means that on a contested issue one of the two contending parties has to introduce evidence, Narayan Bhagwantrao Gosavi v. Gopal Vinayak Gosavi,

The result of the election has been materially affected

proof of the fact that the wasted votes would have been distributed in such a manner between the contesting candidates as would have brought about the defeat of the returned candidate, Vashisht Narain Sharma v. Dev Chandra,

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Compelling reasons

Compelling reasons, the expression 'compelling reasons' in the contest of making an order for detention of a person already in custody implies that there must be cogent

Public Worship Regulation Act, 1874

been set in motion upon but few occasions, and the meaning and effect of it has been vigorously contested upon each of them, sometimes on very technical points. See, e.g., Hudson v. Tooth, (1877) 3 QBD 16,

Unica taxatio

Taxation]. The practice of having jury assess damages against a defaulting defendant as well as a defendant who contests the case, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1531.

knock down and drag out

marked by extreme violence of fights also used metaphorically of fierce contests as a knock down and drag out fight a knockdown dragout competition for the browser market

Scintilla juris et tituli

Amendment Act, 1860 (now repealed by the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, 7th Sch.), has been warmly contested. Lord Coke admitted it (Chudleigh's case, 1 Co., p. 121 a), so did Mr. Booth (see his opinion

Res judicata

judicata, it is meant that the right claimed has been adjudicated upon and cannot again be placed in contest between the same parties. A previous decision of a competent Court on fact which are the foundation of

Rencounter

Rencounter, a sudden meeting; as opposed to a duel, which is deliberate. A hostile meeting or contest; a battle or combat, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1298.

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