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Laying a foundation
a foundation, means introducing evidence of certain facts needed to render later evidence relevant, material, or competent. For example, propounding a hypothetical question to an expert is necessary before the expert may render an opinion. Black's Law
Nune pro tunc
tunc, a proceeding taken now for then, i.e., the proper time when it should have been taken; for example, special leave granted at the hearing to cross-appeal against an order for a new trial, Toronto Railway v.
Macnaughton's Case, Rules in
rules have been the subject of much discussion and criticism by political, medical, and legal writers (see, for example, Lord Birkenhead's letter to The Times, May 26th, 1924). The main rule which is laid down is, that
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Manufacturing purposes
itself a manufactured commodity may constitute a 'material' for working it up into a different product. Thus, for example, for the tanner, the material would be the raw hide, but the leather itself a manufactured article would
Market
has come to mean business as well as the place where business is carried on. Labour Market for example, is not a place where laboureres are recruited but the conditions of the business of labour. The word
Marriage
or a deceased wife's sister remained long in force in England, inspite of many attempts to follow the example of every state in Europe, the U.S.A., and most, if not all, the British colonies, in abolishing the
Natale
Natale, means the status a person acquires by birth. For example, if one or both parents of a child were serfs, the child was generally regarded as a serf,
Remontant
more than once in a season the hybrid perpetual roses of which the Jacqueminot is a well known example
Penance
obliged to give a public satisfaction to the church for the scandal he had given by his evil example. See the still unrepealed Articuli Cleri, 9 Edw. 2, st. 1, c. 2; Statutes Revised vol. i, at
Quasi judicial function
function which the law requires to be exercised in some respects as if it were judicial. A typical example is a minister deciding whether or not to confirm a compulsory purchase order or to allow a planning
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