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Nul tort, plea of
of, a traverse in a real action that no wrong was done; it was a species of the general issue.
Plea
(2) In abatement. (3) Special pleas in bar, as (a) Autrefois acquit. (b) Autrefois convict. (c) Pardon. (4) General issue of not guilty.
Arraign
whether he be guilty or not guilty, and entering his plea. The pleas upon arraignment are either the general issue, i.e., not guilty, or a plea in abatement or in bar, or the prisoner may demur to the
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right
publishing s] 3 : a privilege given stockholders to subscribe pro rata to a new issue of securities generally below market price right·ful [-fəl] adj right·ful·ly [-fə-lē] adv of right 1 : as an absolute right 2
Delegated legislation
to substantive legislation etc. In New Zealand the Attorney-General is required to examine all regulations before they are issued to determine whether or not they are desirable, the Statutes Revision Committee considers them to determine whether they
Sheriff (in Scotland)
spuilzies, etc., to all brieves issuing from Chancery in Scotland, as of inquest, terce, division, tutory, etc., and generally to all civil matters not specially committed to other courts. He has also a summary jurisdiction in regard … by the year or 1,000l. value, and to all possessory actions, as removings, spuilzies, etc., to all brieves issuing from Chancery in Scotland, as of inquest, terce, division, tutory, etc., and generally to all civil matters not
Nihil capiat per breve
Where an issue, arising upon a declaration or temporary plea, is decided for the defendant, the judgment is, generally, that the plaintiff take nothing, etc., and that the defendant go thereof without day, etc., which is a
Interlocutory order
look at the nature of the application and not at the nature of the order eventually made. In general, orders in the nature of summary judgment where there has been no trial of the issues are interlocutory, … made. In general, orders in the nature of summary judgment where there has been no trial of the issues are interlocutory, Halsbury's Law of England, 4th Edn., Vol. 26, p. 504
Fox's Act
[the (English) Libel Act, 1792], which secured to juries, upon indictments for libel, the right of pronouncing a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter in issue, and no longer bound them to
clerk
] [ of court] 2 a : a person employed to keep records or accounts or to perform general office work b : a person (as a law student or graduate) employed by an attorney or judge … responsible (as to a court) for correspondence, records, and accounts and having specified powers or authority (as to issue writs) [a city ] [ of court] 2 a : a person employed to keep records or accounts
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