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fresh complaint rule : a rule of evidence: the testimony of a witness to whom a victim of a sexual offense made a fresh complaint is admissible to corroborate the victim's testimony called also fresh complaint doctrine ...
fresh complaint
fresh complaint : a report of a sexual offense by the victim to someone in a position of trust (as a police officer, parent, or friend) made with reasonable promptness ...
Complaint
Complaint. This term is most generally used with reference to Courts of Summary Jurisdiction where proceedings are commenced 'on information,' but is also sometimes used to describe a claim in an action of a civil or quasi-civil character. See STATE-MENT OF CLAIM. As to when a 'complaint' made to a third person and not in the presence of the accused is admissible as evidence, see R. v. Osborne, (1905) 1 KB 551, and as to statements made in the presence of the accused, see R. v. Norton, (1910) 2 KB 496.Means any allegation made orally or in writing to a Magistrate, with a view to his taking action under this Code, that some person, whether known or unknown, has committed an offence, but does not include a police report. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 2 (d)]Means--(i) a consumer; or(ii) any voluntary consumer association registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or under any other law for the time being in force; or(iii) the Central Government or any State G...
well-pleaded complaint rule
well-pleaded complaint rule : a rule of procedure that federal question jurisdiction cannot be acquired over a case unless an issue of federal law appears on the face of a properly pleaded complaint NOTE: The well-pleaded complaint rule is not satisfied by a defense based on federal law, including a defense of federal preemption, or by anticipation of such a defense in the complaint. ...
Fresh fact
Fresh fact, There may be facts which are not germane or are not relevant to the grounds justifying the detention and when s. 14 of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971 refers to fresh facts it does not refer to facts which are not relevant, but to such fresh facts on which the detaining authority is satisfied that an order of detention should be made. If the fresh facts cannot form the basis for a conclusion on which the detention order can be made, then those facts are not fresh facts which will justify the detaining authority to make an order of detention, Har Jas Dev Singh v. State of Punjab, AIR 1973 SC 2469: (1973) 2 SCC 575: (1974) 1 SCR 281....
Freshly
In a fresh manner vigorously newly recently brightly briskly coolly as freshly gathered freshly painted the wind blows freshly...
Fresh water
Of pertaining to or living in water which is not salty as fresh water geological deposits a fresh water fish fresh water mussels...
Fresh application
Fresh application, an application made after 12 years from the date of the decree would be a fresh application within the meaning of s. 48 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the previous application was finally disposed of. It would also be a fresh application if it asked for a relief parties or properties different from those proceeded against in the previous execution petition or asked for a relief substantially different from that asked for in the earlier petition, Pentapati China Venkanna v. Pentapati Bangaraju, AIR 1964 SC 1454 (1458). (Civil PC, 1908, s. 48)...
complaint
complaint 1 : the initial pleading that starts a lawsuit and that sets forth the allegations made by the plaintiff against the defendant and the plaintiff's demand for relief see also prayer, process, well-pleaded complaint rule compare answer 2 : a document sworn to by a victim or police officer that sets forth a criminal violation and that serves as the charging instrument by which charges are filed and judicial proceedings commenced against a defendant in a magistrate's court compare declaration, indictment, information 3 : petition ...
third-party complaint
third-party complaint : a complaint filed against a third party by a defendant or plaintiff alleging that the third party is liable for all or part of a claim or counterclaim in dispute between the original parties ...
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