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In mercy

In mercy, means at a judge's discretion concerning punishment. A judgment formerly noted which litigant lost by stating that the unsuccessful party was in the

Imprisonment

Crime.--Any common law mis-demeanour is punishable after conviction on indictment by fine or imprisonment or both, at the discretion of the court. Imprisonment for not more than two years is very frequently authorised, as an alternative to

Heard

The word 'heard' means that cases which have already been instituted or filed at Lucknow may in the discretion of the Chief Justice under the second proviso to paragraph 14 of the U.P. High Court (Amalgamation) Order,

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Peace, progress and good government

progress and good government, the ex-pression 'peace, progress and good government', is of very wide import giving wide discretion to the authority empowered to pass laws for such purposes, T.M. Kanniyan v. I.T.O., AIR 1968 SC 637

Peace, order and good government

the words 'peace, order and good Government' and similar expressions are words of very wide import giving wide discretion to the authority empowered to pass laws for such purposes, T.M. Kanniyan v. ITO, AIR 1968 SC 637

Shall presume

Shall presume, denotes that the court would pre-sume in that event, no discretion has been left with the court and there is a legislative command to it to raise a presumption

Power

merely his wish or indication of his mind that the person appointed by him should use his own discretion and act as he thought best. In the former case, it is a trust, whereas in the latter

Gersumarius

Gersumarius, fineable; liable to be amerced at the discretion of the lord of the manor, Cowel.

Widow

widow is entitled equally with next of kin to administration of her deceased husband's estate subject to the discretion of the Court [see In the Estate of Paine, A.J., (1916) 115 LT 935] In regard to deaths

Unparliamentary expressions

Speaker is of the opinion that such words have been used in the debate, he may, in his, discretion, order expunction of such words from the proceeding of the House, Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business

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