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exterminable

capable of being totally destroyed or wiped out

Chambre depeinte

Chambre depeinte, anciently St. Edward's Chamber, called the Painted Chamber, destroyed by fire with the Houses of Parliament in October, 1833.

Molotov cocktail

at a target such as a vehicle where it may shatter and spread intense flames over the vehicle destroying or damaging it

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Bridge

bridges not repairable by any person ratione tenur'. As to the offence of pulling down, throwing down, or destroying a bridge, see (English) Malicious Damage Act, 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 97), ss. 29 and 33.

Black Act

persons with their faces blacked or otherwise disguised, who appeared in Epping Forest, near Waltham, in Essex, and destroyed the deer there, and committed divers other enormities. Repealed by 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 27.

Best evidence rule

or pictured in a writing, recording, or photograph the original must be privileged unless the original is lost, destroyed, or otherwise, unobtainable, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 49. Best evidence rule, is the rule

Bastard

attach, however conspicuous and notorious may be the origin of the person, until his status has been legally destroyed. See ACCESS; Mew's Digest, tit. 'Bastard.' Provision is made by the (English) Age of Marriage Act, 1929 (c.

Animus cancellandi

Animus cancellandi, the intention of destroying or cancelling (applied to wills).

Actio personalis moritur cum persona.

is gone' (Noy, 9th Edn., p. 20). This maxim states the general rule that actions of tort are destroyed by death of either the injured or the injuring party. Besides the statutory exceptions mentioned below, an action

Accident

person seeking relief. The cases in which equity may give relief under certain conditions are (1) lost or destroyed documents. (2) Imperfect execution of powers. (3) Erroneous payments, e.g., by personal representatives. In logic, something, in any

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