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first impression

first impression : first consideration or judgment see also case of first impression at case ...


case of first impression

case of first impression see case ...


First Impression

First Impression. See PRIME IMPRESSIONIS....


Impressive

Making or tending to make an impression having power to impress adapted to excite attention and feeling to touch the sensibilities or affect the conscience as an impressive discourse an impressive scene...


present sense impression

present sense impression : an out-of-court statement that describes or explains an event or condition and that was made during or immediately after the time the event or condition was perceived ;also : an exception to the hearsay rule allowing such a statement to be entered as evidence that what was asserted in the statement is true NOTE: Present sense impressions are excepted from the hearsay rule because the immediacy of the response is considered to render the statement trustworthy. “Look out, he's got a gun,” might be considered admissible as a present sense impression. ...


Prim' impressionis

Prim' impressionis. A case prim' impressionis (of the first impression) is a case of a new kind, to which no established principleof law directy applies, and which must be decided entirely by reason as distinguished from authority. See COMMON LAW, and the remarks of Parke, B., in Mirehouse v. Bennell, (1832) 8 Bing at p. 515....


Impression

The act of impressing or the state of being impressed the communication of a stamp mold style or character by external force or by influence...


Impressment

The act of seizing for public use or of impressing into public service compulsion to serve as the impressment of provisions or of sailors...


Impressed stamp

Impressed stamp, includes--(a) labels affixed and impressed by the proper officer, and(b) stamps embossed or engraved on stamped paper. [Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 od 1899), s. 2 (13)]...


Impressing men

Impressing men, compelling persons to serve in the Navy. This practice was allowed at Common Law [see Ex parte Fox, (1793) 5 TR 277], and was extensively followed until 1815, when it began to be gradually abandoned for the recruiting by voluntary enlistment, which has now entirely displaced it. The practice is still clearly legal, and is recognized impliedly by the (English) Naval Enlistment Act, 1835 (5 & 6 Wm. 4, c. 24), which, however, provides that no person shall be detained in the Royal Navy, against his consent, for a longer period than five years except in case of emergency. See also the (English) Naval Enlistment Act, 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c. 69), which, perhaps, has the effect of limiting the liability to serve to seafaring men. Under the (English) Army Act (s. 112) and (English) Air Force Act the Crown has power to impress carriages, animals, drivers and aircraft for moving baggage and stores, etc. Compensation is payable, see (English) Army Act, s. 113, and Sched....


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