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Disclaimer

Disclaimer, a renunciation, or a denial by a tenant of his landlord's title, either by refusing to pay rent, denying any obligation to pay,

Fair trial

evidence that also would not result in a fair trial. The failure to hear material witnesses is certainly denial of fair trial. The fair trial for a criminal offence consists not only in technical observance of the

Equal protection

Equal protection, the guarantee against the denial of equal protection of the laws does not mean that identically the same rules of law should be

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Wager of law

him at the same time into Court eleven of his neighbours (compuratores) to swear that they believed his denial to be true. It was abolished after long disuse [see, however, a revival of it in 1824 in

Forfeiture

under this head, Halsbury, L.E., 2nd Edn., vol. 8, p. 83, n. (4) Disclaimer, which is a tenant's denial of his landlord's title, by setting up a title either in himself or any other person. this operates

Justitia debet esse LIBERA, quia nihil iniquius venali justitia; PLENA, quia justitia non debet claudicare; et CELER, quita dilatio qu'dam negatio

than venal justice; full, for justice ought not to halt; and quick, for delay is a kind of denial.) compare the 29th chapter of Magna Charta, post, MAGNA CHARTA.

Justitia debet esse libera, quia nihil iniquius venali justitia; plena, quia justitia non debet claudicare; et celeris, quia dilatio est quaedam negatio

hateful than venal justice; full, for justice ought to be defective; and quick, for delay is a certain denial.

Le Roy (or la Reine) s'avisera

Reine) s'avisera.-[The King (or the Queen) will consider of it.] The form of words used to express a denial of the royal assent.

Nagative pregnant

Nagative pregnant, a form of denial which does not sufficiently distinguish that which is denied from that which is admitted. As to its former

Non assumpsit

by way of traverse, which occurred in the action of assumpsit or promises. This plea operated as a denial in point of fact of the existence of any express promise to the effect alleged in the declaration,

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