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general denial
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VerbarNon assumpsit
The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit
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statute of frauds
entity. This is at least partially due to the great stature of the original law, which represents the general principle that a contract must be in writing to be enforceable. b : a provision in the Uniform … it or by an authorized agent 2 : a defense employing a statute of frauds (as in the denial of an enforceable agreement)
Not guilty
by way of traverse which occurred in actions of trespass, libel, or other tort, and amounted to a denial only of the breach of duty or wrongful act alleged to have been committed by the defendant; this
Alibi
is highly improbable that he would have participated in the crime. Alibi is not an exception (special or general envisaged in the Indian Penal Code or any other law. It is only a rule of evidence recognized … the presence of the accused to the scene of offence by reason of his presence at another place. Denial by an accused of an assertion made by his employer that the accused was on leave of absence
Defence
Defence [fr. defensio, Lat.], popularly a justification, protection, or guard; in law, a denial by the defendant of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's complaint. In Civil matters, a defence (which … mute, does not answer directly, or pleads to the jurisdiction, or demurs, or pleads specially in bar, or generally, that he is not guilty. The defence of one's self, and of such as stand in the relations
Forfeiture
standing those as to forfeiture for non-payment of rent), by s. 14, conferred on the High Court a general power to relieve against forfeiture. S. 14 was replaced and extended by s. 146 of the (English) Law … under this head, Halsbury, L.E., 2nd Edn., vol. 8, p. 83, n. (4) Disclaimer, which is a tenant's denial of his landlord's title, by setting up a title either in himself or any other person. this operates
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