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Jury

of an accusation of certain crimes, if an appointed number of persons (juratores, or more properly compurgatores) came forward and swore to a veredictum, that they believed him innocent. It is remarkable that for accusations of any

Instigate

Instigate, referred. (Penal Code, 1860, s. 107, Expl. I) Instigation is to good, urge forward, provoke, incite or encourage to do 'an act'. To satisfy the requirement of instigation though it is not

Hope and believe

There is a marked difference between 'hope' and 'believe'. 'To hope' means 'to want and expect'; 'to look forward with expectation and desire'. 'Hope' is a wishful feeling floating on nebulous foams projected into the unknown future.

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Homage

extended and joined between the hands of his lord, and said thus:-'I become your man from this day forward, of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and unto you shall be true and faithful, and bear

Foreign exchange derivative contract

interest rate applicable to a foreign currency not being a currency of Nepal or Bhutan, or (c) a forward contract, but does not include foreign exchange transaction for Cash or Tom or Spot deliveries. [Foreign Exchange Management

Fact

a narrow or pedantic meaning. The word covers any alleged fact which is in issue and is put forward as part of the defence case, if the defendant advances at trial any pure fact or exculpatory explanation

Entering short

when they become due in a previous column of the page, and the amounts when received are carried forward into the usual cash column. See Giles v. Perkins, (1807) 9 East 13. Sometimes, instead of entering such

Earnest money

249: AIR 1996 SC 1981. The earnest money is part of the purchase price when the transaction goes forward and it is forfeited when the transaction falls through, by reason of the fault or failure of the

Doctrine of basic structure

whether ordinary or constituent (in the sense that it is an amendment of the Constitution), what is put forward as part of 'a basic structure' must be justified by references to the express provisions of the Constitution.

Cruel and unusual treatment

itself prevents hanging being adopted as the method of execution for the reasons which he (accused) has put forward and nothing in the constitution invalidates that existing law, Boodram v. Baptiste (PC), (1991) 1 WLR 1711 [Bill

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