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False Verdict
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Attaint, writ of
Attaint, writ of, issued to inquire whether a jury of twelve men gave a false verdict, so that the judgment following thereupon might be reversed. This writ was abolished by the (English) County Juries
Mistrial
A false or erroneous trial a trial which has no result a trial which comes to no conclusion such as … a trial which comes to no conclusion such as a criminal trial which does not produce a unanimous verdict of the jurors
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Libel
Libel [fr. libellus, Lat.; libelle, Fr.]. False defamatory words, if written and published, constitute a libel: Odgers on libel, p. 1. 'Everything printed or written, … (1932) 2 KB 431]. As to the discretion of the judge in awarding or withholding costs upon a verdict for nominal damages, see Martin v. Benson, (1927) 1 KB 771. But to be a defence to an
pleading
(as by denying in an answer allegations in a complaint) sham pleading : a pleading that is factually false, is not made in good faith, and that may be struck supplemental pleading : a pleading that supplements … in this entry NOTE: Notice pleading is allowed under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and in a majority of states, although complex cases often require substantial detail in the pleading.
Payment of Money into Court
By the (English) C.L.P. Act, 1852, s. 70, the defendant in all actions (except for assault and battery false imprisonment, libel, slander, malicious arrest or prosecution or seduction) might pay into Court a sum of money by … directing that the fact of such payment is not to be communicated to a jury until after the verdict is given. As to 'tender of amends' and payment into court by justices of the peace and other
Deed
efficacy of the deed, and whence it takes effect, if, as we have already seen, there be a false, or impossible, or no date. See DELIVERY OF A DEED, post. (6) The deed must be read before … from the beginning; as (a) By dissent of parties, for instance the repudiation of an infant's deed after majority. (b) By dissent of strangers, as the grantee of a deed-poll or an indenture not executed by him,
Trial
unless the Court otherwise orders; but where fraud is alleged, or in cases of libel, slander, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, seduction, or breach of promise of marriage, an order is made for trial by a jury on … the plaintiff replies upon the whole case. The judge then sums up. By consent of both parties the verdict may be taken by the associate in the absence of the judge; but in a criminal trial he
Damages
peculiar nature of the wrong or the distress of mind produced in the plaintiff, e.g., actions of seduction, false imprisonment breach of promise of marriage. See Hadley v. Baxendale, (1854) 32 LJ Ex 179; Smith's Leading Cases, … Odgers on the Common Law. Damages, too, may be further classified as-- (1) Contemptuous Damages, e.g., a farthing verdict in an action for libel, usually indicating that in the opinion of the jury the action ought never
Judgment
and rather too remote because the plaintiff still possesses his full right to show that the defence is false and succeed in the suit. Thus, such an order passed by the Trial Judge would not amount to … the case may be. By the (English) C.L.P. Act,1852, s. 120, a plaintiff or defendant having obtained a verdict in a cause tried out of term, was entitled to issue execution in fourteen days, unless the judge
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