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Rescue

of unsound mind, see Lunacy Act, 1890. The act or an instance of saving or freeing someone from danger or captivity, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1308. Rescue lies where a person distrains for rent or

Domigerium

Domigerium, power over another; also danger, Bract. 1. 4, t. 1, c. x.

Quia Timet Bill

future injury to property. In order to succeed in a quia timet action the plaintiff must prove imminent danger of a substantial kind, or that the apprehended injury, if it does come, will be irreparable, Fletcher v.

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Quia timet

anticipated future injury cannot be prevented by a present action at law, such as where there is a danger that a defense at law might be prejudiced or lost if not tried immediately, 27A Am. Jur. 2d

Quantitative rule

unless accompanied by additional evidence before the case is closed. Such a rule exists because of the known danger or weakness of certain types of evidence. Also termed synthetic rule, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1255.

Duces tecum licet languidus

licet languidus, a writ directed to the sheriff upon a return that he cannot bring his prisoner without danger of death, he being adeo languidus; whereupon the Court grants a habeas corpus in the nature of a

Right of private defence

as a general rule, are neither expected to run away of safety when faced with grave and imminent danger to their person or property as a result of unlawful aggression, nor are they expected, by use of

Distress signals

for use or display, either separately or together, signifying that an aircraft is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requests immediate assistance, Halsbury's Laws of England (2), para 1486, p. 731

Decoy

To lead into danger by artifice to lure into a net or snare to entrap to insnare to allure to entice as

Cautionary

Conveying a caution or warning to avoid danger as cautionary signals

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