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Whirligig
Whirligig, or 'merry-go-round,' or 'round-about.' If it be driven by steam power, bye-laws for the prevention of danger from it may be made by an urban authority, under the adoptive (English) Public Health Act (Amendment) Act,
Testamentum, i.e. testatio mentis, facta nullo pr'sentis metu periculi, sed sol' cogitatione mortalitatis
Co. Litt. 322 b.-(A testament, that is, the witnessing of the mind, made not in fear of present danger, but only by the thought of death.)
Terry stop
a person who may be armed and whose responses to questioning do not dispel the officer's fear of danger to the officer or to others compare reasonable suspicion, Terry v. Ohio, 392 US 1 (1968).
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Supplicavit
out of Chancery for taking surety of the peace, upon Articles filed on oath, when one was in danger of being hurt in his body by another; it was addressed to the justices of the peace and
Specific performance
contracts which, though within the statute, have not been reduced into writing, where there does not appear any danger of fraud or perjury. The following contacts will be specially enforced:- (1) A sale ordered by a decree
Sedition
century, strove to put down hostiles critics. It is evident that the vagueness of the charge is a danger to the liberty of the subject, especially if the courts of justice can be induced to take a
Public safety
Public safety, 'public safety' ordinarily security of the public or their freedom from danger. In that sense, anything which tends to prevent dangers to public health may also be regarded as securing
Security of the State
Security of the State, the words 'Security of the State' cannot mean merely danger to the security of the entire country, AIR 1960 Bom 399 (402). [Constitution of India, Art, 19(2)]
Searches
registration. For local land charges, on the other hand, registration is made against the land affected and the danger of an accidental omission of the name of an interim owner or incumbrancer is avoided. For depart-mental reasons
Reserve Forces
preservation of the public peace'; and by s. 12 the Sovereign in Council in case of imminent national danger, or of great emergency, may order the Army Reserve to be called out on permanent service. 2. Navy.--The
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