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Criminal conversation

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criminal conversation

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wiretapping

secret connection to the telephone line of one whose conversations are to be monitored usually for purposes of criminal investigation by law enforcement officers NOTE: Wiretapping and wiretap evidence are strictly regulated under federal and state laws. … : interception of the contents of communication through a secret connection to the telephone line of one whose conversations are to be monitored usually for purposes of criminal investigation by law enforcement officers NOTE: Wiretapping and wiretap

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alienation of affections

who is held to be the instigator or cause of the diversion called also alienation of affection compare criminal conversation NOTE: In most jurisdictions alienation of affections is no longer recognized as a basis for a civil suit.

Co-respondent

to trial by jury in the court, be tried on the same principles and manner as actions for criminal conversation were tried before the commencement of the (English) Matrimonial Causes Act, 1857 (partly repealed), and the provision of

Legruita

Legruita, a fine for criminal conversation with a woman, Old. Records.

Jury

coroner's jury may consist of any number, not less than seven or more than eleven. Juries in all criminal trials and civil trials in the superior courts, and in writs of inquiry, consist of twelve men, neither … the same way as on a trial for misdemeanour, i.e., to their own homes, being charged not to converse with any person on the subject of the trial. Remuneration.--There is no statutory remuneration for common jurors in

Maintenance

Rajeswari Ambal of Sri Dattatreya Mandiram v. District Board, AIR 1958 Mad 105 (106). [Madras Estate (Abolition and Conversion into Ryatwari), Act, 1948, s. 45] The word 'maintenance' in its ordinary parlance means and includes provision for

ineffective assistance of counsel

ineffective assistance of counsel :representation of a criminal defendant that is so flawed as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial [claimed ineffective assistance of … of government interference with the attorney-client relationship that precludes effective representation, as when an informant is present during conversations between the attorney and the defendant. The existence of a conflict of interest on the part of the

Consent

treated as a delusion, and not as a deliberate and free act of the mind. In relation to Criminal Law, see (English) Criminal Law Amendment Acts, 1885-1922, and see AGE; ABDUCTION. The word 'consent' as used in … SCC 8: AIR 1979 SC 154 (168): (1979) 1 SCR 664. Every consent involves a submission but the converse does not follow, and mere act of submission does not involve consent. For constituting consent, there must be

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