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Ratio decidendi
the rule deducible from the application of law of the facts and circumstances of a case which constitutes its ratio decidendi … Jurisprudence, p. 648. Every decision contains three basic ingredients: (i) findings of material facts, direct and inferential. An inferential finding of
Finding mains holding
Finding mains holding, a court properly has find-ings of fact and holdings or conclusions of law. The writer of the
clearly erroneous
clearly erroneous : being or containing a finding of fact that is not supported by substantial or competent evidence or
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and reporting on the case, sometimes by making findings of fact and conclusions of law, and by performing various related functions … by hearing and reporting on the case, sometimes by making findings of fact and conclusions of law, and by performing various
arbitrary
preference, bias, prejudice, or convenience rather than on reason or fact [an standard] [different provisions for the married and the unmarried … often used in the phrase arbitrary and capricious [an agency finding or conclusion of lack of evidence would be and capricious
Inquisition
such murder or manslaughter, or of being accessories before the fact to such murder.' The inquisition must be signed by the … Inquisition, inquiry, inquest; the finding of a tribunal charged to inquire. The three best known
Judicial decision
a judicial decision is merely a decision which is in fact exercised by the courts in accordance with strict legal procedure, … A decision which disposes of the whole matter by a finding upon the facts in dispute and application of the law
Open verdict
A verdict on a preliminary investigation finding the fact of a crime but not stating the criminal or finding
Mixed questions of law and fact
Mixed questions of law and fact, cases in which a jury are to find the particular … law and fact, cases in which a jury are to find the particular facts, and the court is to decide upon
Reasonable and probable cause
action for false imprisonment. After the jury have found the facts, the question whether the facts show a reasonable and probable … of law, not fact, but the judge may leave that finding to the jury in some cases, McDonald v. Rooke, (1835)
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