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Entertain

Entertain, means 'file or received by the High Court' and it has no reference to the actual hearing of the application for leave to appeal; otherwise the

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Criminal information

Criminal information, a proceeding in the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice at the suit of the king,without a previous indictment or presentment by a grand jury. Criminal … informa-tions are of two sorts: (1) Ex officio, which is a formal, written suggestion of an offence com-mitted, filed bby the Attorney-General, or, in the vacancy of that office, by the Solicitor-General, in the King's Bench Division

informal proof of claim

Bankruptcy Code for proofs of claim NOTE: If an informal proof of claim is filed with the bankruptcy court within the time allowed for filing proofs of claim, the court may allow the creditor to file a

motion

legislative assembly [made a to refer the bill to committee] 2 a : an application made to a court or judge to obtain an order, ruling, or direction [a to arrest judgment] ;also : a document containing … be treated as a motion for summary judgment. motion for more definite statement : a motion that is filed before an answer and that requests the court to order the plaintiff to clarify allegations in the complaint

bankruptcy

Laws section compare insolvency, receivership NOTE: Bankruptcy protects the debtor from debt collection by creditors. A debtor may file for bankruptcy, which is called “voluntary bankruptcy,” or a creditor may petition the court to declare the debtor … state of a bankrupt [filed for ] 2 : the administration of an insolvent debtor's property by the court for the benefit of the debtor's creditors [the debt was discharged in ] [ proceedings] see also adequate

Right to move any Court

Right to move any Court, the expression 'right to move any court' under Article 359(1) and the Pre-sidential Order takes in all legal … expression 'right to move any court' under Article 359(1) and the Pre-sidential Order takes in all legal actions, filed or to be filed, in which the specified rights are sought to be enforced and covers all relevant

Contempt of court

the individual is called upon to show cause why he should not be committed, and is allowed to file affidavits in the matter. See R. v. Cstro (Onslow and Whalley's case), (1873) LR 9 QB 219; McLeod … Contempt of court, means civil contempt or criminal contempt. --A disobedience to or disregard of the rules, orders, process, or dignity

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