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security
obligation [used his property as for a loan] b : surety see also security for costs 2 : evidence of indebtedness, ownership, or the right to ownership ;specif : evidence of investment in a common enterprise (as
independent source
independent source 1 : a source of evidence that is not connected with unlawful conduct which uncovers the same evidence 2 : a doctrine that permits
testimony
testimony pl: -nies [Latin testimonium, from testis witness] : evidence furnished by a witness under oath or affirmation and either orally or in an affidavit or deposition former
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Deed
be no date, or an impossible date, the deed takes effect from its actual delivery, of which extrinsic evidence is admissible. The parties are described by their several names, their rank, profession or calling, and their places
Res ipsa loquitur
consistent with negligence in the defendant than with a mere accident; nor ought it to be applied to evidence of an unexplained accident, if the evidence is as consistent with the cause of the accident having been
Children
as to which see Reg. v. Falkingham, (1870) and Reg. v. White, (1871) LR 1 CCR 222 (311). Evidence.--The admissibility of the evidence of a child of tender years depends upon the degree of understanding it possesses,
Judicial Notice
left side), and the constitution of the government, a court does not require any proof. See best on Evidence, s. 253; Taylor on Evidence, part i., ch. 2; Powell on Evidence, 9th Edn., pp. 145 et seq.
Lost document
been destroyed, or cannot be found after a proper search made, it may be proved by the 'secondary evidence' of a copy or by oral evidence of its contents. See Powell on Evidence; and as to the
Record
to be written. In Scotland, the printed pleadings in a contested action); (b) the volume containing the case, evidence and transcripts of appellants and respondents on appeal to the House of Lords or Privy Council. Record in
verdict
verdict granted by the court when the party with the burden of proof has failed to present sufficient evidence of a genuine issue of material fact that must be submitted to a jury for its resolution [the
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