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Malice

indirect and wrong motive, see Clark v. Mloyneux, (1877) 3 QBD 246. Similarly, proof of actual malice will defeat the defence of fair comment. See Odgers on Libel. An act lawful in itself is not converted by

Voluntary conveyance

Voluntary conveyance. A conveyance by way of gift or otherwise without valuable consideration. Liable to be defeated, under 27 Eliz. c. 4, by a subsequent sale for value, but no voluntary disposition whenever made shall

Object

design which is the object of the contract, if it is opposed to public policy which tends to defeat any provision of law or purpose of law, it becomes unlawful and thereby it is void under s.

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Parol evidence

the parties, as the authentic memorial of the facts which it recites. But parol evidence is admissible to defeat a written instrument on the ground of fraud, mistake, etc., or to apply it to its proper subject,

Publication

such works [s. 1 (3)] As only a new and original invention can be patented, publication before protection defeats the inventor's right to protection by patent, unless the publication be without the knowledge or consent of an

Shelley's case, Rule in

of the rule places the whole power over the inheritance in the ancestor, who can partially or totally defeat the expectation of his relation. S. 131 of the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, enacts:- Where by

Social democracy

items in a trinity but they form union of trinity. To diverse one from the other is to defeat the very purpose of democracy. Without equality, liberty would produce the supremacy of the few over the many.

Tax evasion

Tax evasion, means wilful attempt to defeat or circumvent the tax law in order to illegally reduce one's tax liability, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.,

The result of the election has been materially affected

would have been distributed in such a manner between the contesting candidates as would have brought about the defeat of the returned candidate, Vashisht Narain Sharma v. Dev Chandra, AIR 1954 SC 513 (515). [Representation of the

Toll

Toll [fr. tollo, Lat.], to bar, defeat, or take away, as to 'toll an entry' is to deny and take away the right of entry.

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