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irresistible force

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force and effect

force and effect : legal efficacy [have the force and effect of a formal acceptance "Louisiana Civil Code"] ...

constructive force

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Military Forces

Military Forces. See ARMY; MILITIA; and RESERVE FORCES....

Under any law for the time being in force

Under any law for the time being in force, the words refer to the applicability of decrees and orders should be determined by the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, AIR 1960 Bom 315 (317)....

With any limited liability and in force

With any limited liability and in force, the phrase means a statutory policy under the old Act with the limit prescribed therein which was valid immediately before the commencement of the new Act. The words are not employed to limit the liability of an insurance company to the amount specified in the policy by virtue of the provisions of s. 95(2) of the old Act either for a period of four months or for a lesser period during which the policy is valid, National Insurance Co. Ltd., v. Beharilal, (2000) 7 SCC 137 (142). [Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, s. 95(2)]...

Force and arms

Force and arms [vi et armis, Lat.], words usually inserted in an indictment, though not absolutely necessary, 14 & 15 Vict. c. 100, s. 24. They were also formally inserted in every declaration for trespass, in order to give the Court of Common Pleas or Exchequer jurisdiction, but were rendered unnecessary by the Common Law Procedure Act, 1852 (15& 16 Vict. c. 76), s. 49.The phrase was used in Common-Law pleading in declaration of trespass and in indictment to denote that the offending act was violently. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 657....

police force

police force : a body of trained officers entrusted by a government with maintenance of public peace and order, enforcement of laws, and prevention and detection of crime ...

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