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judge

judge judged judg·ing [Old French jugier, from Latin judicare, from judic- judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to decide, say] vt 1 : to hear and decide (as a litigated question) in a court...

allowance for bad debts

allowance for bad debts Your best guess at how much of your accounts receivable will not be collectable. In other words, your best guess at how much of your accounts receivable will be "bad debts." An...

Question of fact

Question of fact, is one capable of being answered by way of demonstration, a question of opinion is one that cannot be so answered. The answer to it is a matter of speculation which cannot be...

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Under the provisions hereinbefore contained

Under the provisions hereinbefore contained, means if the magistrate comes to the conclusion that the accused ought to be committee for trial, he shall commit in accordance with the provisions contained in the earlier part of...

Secondary evidence

Secondary evidence, Secondary evidence means and includes: (1) Certified copies given under the provisions hereinafter contained; (2) Copies made from the original by mechanical processes which in themselves insure the accuracy of the copy, and copies...

Resolution

Resolution, a solemn judgment or decision; a revocation of a contract. As to the cases in which resolutions of the House of Commons varying or renewing taxation have statutory effect for a limited period, see Provisional...

Res judicata

Res judicata, a final judgment already decided between the same parties or their privies on the same question by a legally constituted Court having jurisdiction is conclusive between the parties, and the issue cannot be raised...

Res integra

Res integra, a point not covered by the authority of a decided case, so that a judge may decide it upon principle alone. An entire thing, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1311.

Qui aliquid statuerit parte inudita altera, 'quum licet dixerit, haud 'quum fecerit

Qui aliquid statuerit parte inudita altera, 'quum licet dixerit, haud 'quum fecerit. 6 Co. 52, (He who decides anything, one party being unheard, though he should decide right, does wrong.) See AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM.

Without prejudice

Without prejudice, a phrase used in offers, in order to guard against any waiver of right; also for the purposes of negotiating a compromise. See PRE-JUDICE, WITHOUT. With loss of all rights; in a way that...

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