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Craven, or cravant

Craven, or cravant, a word of disgrace and obloquy, pronounced on either champion, in the ancient...

Poltroon

An arrant coward a dastard a craven a mean spirited wretch...

Recreant

Crying for mercy as a combatant in the trial by battle yielding cowardly mean spirited craven...

Makruh, the word 'Makruh' according to Craven's Royal Dictionary means odious, abominable, improper, unbecoming, loathsome, something to be detested, disliked or disapproved, Haji Mohd. Sayeed v. Abdul Ghafoor, AIR 1955 All 688 (690)....

Quantum meruit

Quantum meruit (so much as he has earned), an action on the case, express or implied, grounded on a promise to pay the plaintiff for doing a thing as much as he has earned or merited. The term is still in use to meet the cases where a plaintiff failing to prove a special contract to pay him a particular amount recovers what may be considered to be the value of his work, in which case he is said to recover on a quantum meruit [see Craven Ellis v. Canons Ltd., (1936) 2 KB 403]. As to when a plaintiff should base his claim on a special contract and when on a quantum meruit, see also Cutter v. Powell, 6 TR 320; 3 RR 185; and notes in Smith's Leading Cases thereunder. See also Cutler v. Powell, 6 TR 320 3 RR 185A claim on a quantum meruit may be specially indorsed under R.S.C. Ord. III., r. 6; Lagos v. Gunwaldt, (1910)1 KB 41.Means as much as he has deserved. The reasonable value of services; damages awarded in an amount considered reasonable to compensate a person who had rendered services...

Recreant

Recreant, yielding. See CRAVEN....

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