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Excusable Homicide

Excusable Homicide. See HOMICIDE.

Ignorance of law is no excuse

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Essoin

An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process the allegation of an excuse to the court

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Excuseless

Having no excuse not admitting of excuse or apology

Excusation

Excuse apology

Impleadable

Not admitting excuse evasion or plea rigorous

Self justifier

One who excuses or justifies himself

Malice

a person, but in its legal sense it means a wrongful act done intentionally without just cause or excuse': Bayley, J., in Bromage v. Prosser, (1825) 4 B&C 255; and see McPherson v. Daniels, (1829) 10 B&C

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

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.

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