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Penalty

named is 'liquidated damages' will not prevent the Court from deciding that it is a penalty. 'The cases upon the subject

Pending

Maharashtra v. Chandrasekhara, (1959) Mah LJ 607. Means not yet decided in continuance, in suspense, State v. Haridas Mundhra, (1973-74) 78

Pith and substance

subject-matter within jurisdiction of one legislature or the other is decided by the substance or the real scope of the impugned

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Money had and received

cannot now be extended beyond the principles illustrated in the decided cases, see Sinclair v. Brougham, 1914 AC 453, per Lord

Placitum

Placitum, any of the points decided in a judgment put concisely by the reporter, abbreviated pl.

Point of order

that a candidate is subject to a disqualification cannot be decided without evidence, and discussion such an objection cannot, therefore, form

Prayer for the Dead

West v. Shuttleworth, (1835) 2 My&K 684, and the cases decided thereunder. See also O'Hanlon v. Logue, (1906) 1 Ir 247,

Presumption of fact and presumption in of law

Act allows the judge a discretion in each case to decide whether the fact which under s. 114 may be presumed

Prim' impressionis

no established principleof law directy applies, and which must be decided entirely by reason as distinguished from authority. See COMMON LAW,

Prohibition

party injured. Sometimes the point is too doubtful to be decided upon motion, and the party applying is directed to declare

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Penalty

named is 'liquidated damages' will not prevent the Court from deciding that it is a penalty. 'The cases upon the subject

Pending

Maharashtra v. Chandrasekhara, (1959) Mah LJ 607. Means not yet decided in continuance, in suspense, State v. Haridas Mundhra, (1973-74) 78

Pith and substance

subject-matter within jurisdiction of one legislature or the other is decided by the substance or the real scope of the impugned

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Money had and received

cannot now be extended beyond the principles illustrated in the decided cases, see Sinclair v. Brougham, 1914 AC 453, per Lord

Placitum

Placitum, any of the points decided in a judgment put concisely by the reporter, abbreviated pl.

Point of order

that a candidate is subject to a disqualification cannot be decided without evidence, and discussion such an objection cannot, therefore, form

Prayer for the Dead

West v. Shuttleworth, (1835) 2 My&K 684, and the cases decided thereunder. See also O'Hanlon v. Logue, (1906) 1 Ir 247,

Presumption of fact and presumption in of law

Act allows the judge a discretion in each case to decide whether the fact which under s. 114 may be presumed

Prim' impressionis

no established principleof law directy applies, and which must be decided entirely by reason as distinguished from authority. See COMMON LAW,

Prohibition

party injured. Sometimes the point is too doubtful to be decided upon motion, and the party applying is directed to declare

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