Excuse - Law Dictionary Search Results
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
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 :
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' ],
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homicide
lawful act by lawful means with usual and ordinary caution and without any unlawful intent and that is excused under the law with no criminal punishment imposed ;also : justifiable homicide in this entry felonious homicide :
Drunkenness
steps for preventing drunkenness on the premises; and see DRIVER. By the law of England drunkenness is no excuse for a crime. 'A drunkard,' says Sir Edward Coke (1 Inst. 247), 'who is voluntarius d'mon, has no
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
breach
the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by a promise, duty, or law without excuse or justification breach of duty : a breach of a duty esp. by a fiduciary (as an agent
Legal malice
Legal malice, means something done without lawful excuse. In other words it is an act done wrongfully and wilfully without reasonable or probable cause and not
Pawnbroker
common law action, Leicester v. Cherryman, (1907) 2 KB 101. By s. 31, if a pawnbroker, without reasonable excuse, neglects or refuses to deliver up a pledge to a person entitled to it, he is liable to
Malice in law
such as may be assumed from the doing of a wrongful act intentionally but without just cause or excuse, or for want of reasonable or probable cause, S.R. Venkataraman v. Union of India, AIR 1979 SC 49
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