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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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