Excusal - Law Dictionary Search Results

Act of God

without any default of his own, by the act of God or the King's enemies, the law will excuse him; but when a party by his own contract creates a duty he is bound to make it

The non-performance of a contract which arises from an act of the law having rendered performance impossible is excused, see Baily v. De Crespigny, (1869) LR 4 QB 180; Re Shipton, (1915) 3 KB 676. The perishing

excuse

an excuse or justification [exigent circumstances may "J. J. White and R. S. Summers"] [ik-skyüs] n 1 : excusal 2 a : a circumstance that allows for release under the law from an obligation, duty, or contractual

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Essoin, Essoigne, Assoign

ab angusta cura, vel labore liberare, which is a more probable derivation than Gk.; though it signifies to excuse by means of an oath, which is the precise nature of an essoin. See Spelman, voc., 'Essoniare' ],

Wilful

3 SCC 282. Means intentional; not incidental or involuntary. Wilful means done intentionally, knowingly, and purposely, without justifiable excuse as distingui-shed from an act done carelessly; thoughtlessly, heedlessly or inadvertently; In common parlance word wilful is used

Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat

Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat. (Ignorance of the fact excuses; ignorance of the law excuses not.) The maxim is

malice

(as death, bodily injury, or property damage) to another through an unlawful or wrongful act without justification or excuse b : wanton disregard for the rights of others or for the value of human life c :

Duces tecum, subp'na

the trial with the instrument required, and produce it in evidence, unless he has some lawful or reasonable excuse for withholding it, of the validity of which excuse the Court and not the witness is to judge.

homicide

premeditation, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence) deliberate homicide : homicide caused purposely and knowingly used in Montana excusable homicide : homicide that is committed by accident or misfortune by a person doing a lawful act by

cause

forth in good faith that is not unreasonable, arbitrary, or irrational and that is sufficient to create an excuse for an act under the law [unable to show good cause for failure to pay child support] [neglect

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