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Leave to defend
Leave to defend. The repealed (English) Bills of Exchange Act, 1855 (18 & 19 Vict.c.67), commonly called 'Keating's Act,' allowed actions on bills or notes commenced within six months after being due, to be by writ...
Worker
of service or apprenticeship. [Insecticides Act., 1968 (46 of 1968), s. 3 (r)] It means a person employed, directly or by or through any agency (including a contractor) with or without the knowledge of the principal employer,
Lineal consanguinity
grandson. (1) Lineal consanguinity is that which subsists between two persons, one of whom is descended in a direct line from the other, as between a man and his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and so upwards in
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Immediate purpose
Immediate purpose, 'immediate purpose', in the context in which the expression appears, relates to directness rather than speed, although absence of the latter negatives the former. It denotes connection and timely action, but
King's Bench
of fictitious proceedings called Bill of Middlesex and Latitat (which see) it usurped jurisdiction over all personal actions; direct jurisdiction in all such actions being given by 2 Wm. 4, c. 39, which abolished these fictitious proceedings.
Bill of indictment
and is signed by an officer of the court, can become an indicting. It may be preferred by directing or with the consent of a High Court Judge, or by direction of the court of appeal, or
damage
a single injury. actual damages : damages deemed to compensate the injured party for losses sustained as a direct result of the injury suffered called also compensatory damages consequential damages : special damages in this entry direct
loss
a loss that arises as an indirect result of an act or event called also indirect loss compare direct loss in this entry constructive total loss : a loss in marine insurance in which the cost of
mandate
1 a : a formal communication from a reviewing court notifying the court below of its judgment and directing the lower court to act accordingly b : mandamus 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : an
testimony
a position to perceive something and was eagerly attentive. opinion testimony : testimony relaying opinion as opposed to direct knowledge of the facts at issue NOTE: Opinion testimony may be allowed in evidence when it helps the
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