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Dilatory pleas

Dilatory pleas, a class of defence founded on some matter of fact not connected with the merits of the case, but such as might exist without impeaching the right of action itself. They were either pleas...

Actions rescissory

Actions rescissory are either (1) actions of proper improbation for declaring a writing false or forged; (2) actions of reduction-improbation, for the production of a writing in order to have it set aside or its effect...

aos

aos Affidavit of Support, Form I-864. A document promising that the person who completes it will support an applicant financially in the United States. Family and certain employment immigration cases require the I-864 Affidavit of Support,...

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Deprivation

Deprivation, taking away from a clergy-man his patronage, vicarage, or other spiritual promotion or dignity, either, first, by sentence declaratory in the proper Court for fit and sufficient causes; such as conviction of infamous crime; for...

testimony

testimony pl: -nies [Latin testimonium, from testis witness] : evidence furnished by a witness under oath or affirmation and either orally or in an affidavit or deposition former testimony : testimony that a witness gives at...

trust

trust 1 a : a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b : an entity resulting from...

declaratory

declaratory : serving to declare, set forth, or explain: as a : declaring what is the existing law b : declaring a legal right or interpretation [ relief] see also declaratory judgment at judgment

Appointment of new trustees

Appointment of new trustees, See TRUSTEES. It was formerly necessary to inset a full power in instruments creating a trust providing a succession of trustees and nominating the person or persons by whom the power was...

Bar, plea in

Bar, plea in, a pleading showing some ground for barring or defeating an action at Common Law. A plea in bar was therefore distinguished from all pleas of the dilatory class, as impugning the right of...

Conclusive proof

Conclusive proof, the certificate of purchase has its own 'conclusive' evidentiary value to the extend provided in S. 72K(2) of the the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 in proceedings before the Taluk Land Board. It will...

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