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Pleading

The act of advocating defending or supporting a cause by arguments

Trial

bench, the accused in the dock and the representative of the prosecution and defence, if the accused is defended, present in court for the hearing of the case, Dagdu Govindset v. Punja Vedu, AIR 1937 Bom 55.

Royal Title

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of all the British dominions beyond the seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.' The words 'British dominions beyond the seas' were added by King Edward

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Representative

(xviii.), and Administration of Estates Act, 1925, s. 55 (xi.). If the plaintiff sues, or any of the defendants is sued, in a representative character, this must be stated on the writ, and must also appear in

Quare impedit

(without specifying the particular clerk) to such a vacant church, which pertains to his patronage; and which the defendants, as he alleges, do obstruct; and unless they so do, then that they appear in court to show

Public policy

1 WLC 443. Public policy, demands that where fraud might have been contemplated but was not perpetrated, the defendants should not be allowed to perpetrate a new fraud. If the illegality of the transaction is trivial or

Pro forma defendant

A pro forma defendant is a defendant named as a matter of formality, who typically has no direct responsibility for the harm

Privies

escheat, a tenant by the courtesy, or in dower, the incumbent of a benefice, a husband suing or defending in right of his wife, etc. See Jac. Law Dict.; Co. Litt. 271 a.

Prerogative of mercy

general above every other form of government, and which cannot subsist in democracies. Its utility and necessity are defended by him on all those principles which do honour to human nature: see 4 Bl. Com. c. 31,

Parties interested

means those who are interested in the result of the suit and they need not be arraigned as defendants or plaintiffs, AIR 1966 J&K 1(7). (Arbitration Act, 1940, s. 21)

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