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Rome were habited. In the (English) Corrupt Practices Acts the expression has a specially extensive meaning. Corrupt and Illegal practices (English) Prevention Act, 1883, s. 63, by which, with a saving for a person nominated without his

Illicitum collegium

Illicitum collegium, means an illegal corporation. Means an illegal association; a collegium engaging in illegal activity. Members of an illiciatum collegium were subject

Injury

at law. Injury has been defined in s. 44 of the Penal Code as denoting 'any harm whatever illegally caused to any person, in body mind, reputation or property, S. Harnam Singh v. State (Delhi Admn), AIR

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Strike

Carpenters and Jointers, 1912 AC 421. See TRADE DISPUTE. S. 1 provides: (1) (a) That any strike is illegal if it-- (i) has any object otherwise or in addition to the furtherance of a trade dispute within

Parol evidence

not expressed in the deed, but not inconsistent with any of its stipulations; or, lastly, where fraud or illegality in the formation of the deed is relied on to avoid it. If a clause in a deed

Marriage, Promise of

promise was not void as against pubic policy, Fender v. Mildmay, (1937) 106 LJ KB 641, and see ILLEGALITY. As to defence of illness, see Jefferson v. Paskell, (1916) 1 KB 57, and Gamble v. Sales, (1920)

rescind

(a contract or transaction) by mutual agreement, judicial decree, or unilateral declaration because of fraud, mistake, duress, misrepresentation, illegality, a breach, or another sufficient ground with both parties restored to their positions before the contract was made

Borrower

property even in the hands of the sons would be liable if the debt is not tainted with illegality or immorality, Venkatesh Dhonddev Deshpande v. Sou. Kusum Dattatraya Kulkarni, (1979) 1 SCC 98 (114): (1979) 1 SCR

Contract

works on Contracts of Addison, Anson, Chitty, Leake, Pollock, Pothier, or Story. See also CONSIDERATION,COMMON SEAL, CORPORATION, COMPANY, ILLEGALITY, IMPOSSIBILITY. means agreements between those who are only ostensibly buyers and sellers o stocks and shares where the

Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum

of a competent court for the issue of a writ of habeas corpus where the Court determines the illegality of the applicant's detention and his right to liberty, although the order does not direct his discharge.

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