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Acquittal

Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 24. If person is acquitted and ordered to be discharged it is illegal any longer to detain him, and the duty of seeing that he is at once discharged is upon

Act

civil wrong, shall include a series of acts, and words which refer to act done extend also to illegal omissions. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3 (2)] The term act is one of the

Act purporting to be done in official capacity

capacity' have been construed to apply to non-feasance as well as to misfeasance. The word 'act' extends to illegal omissions, see Prasaddas v. Bennerjee, ILR (1930) 57 Cal 1127. No distinction can be made between acts done

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Jury-fixing

Jury-fixing, means the act or an instance of illegally procuring the cooperation of one or more jurors who actually influence the outcome of the trial. Also termed

Half-timer

in a factory or workshop, in order that he might attend some 'recognized efficient school.' It is now illegal to employ a child in a factory under the age up to which his parents are obliged to

Iddat

is called iddat, if, during the period of iddat, marriage is performed by a divorced woman, it is illegal. The period is four months and ten days according to the Mohammedan law. Even during this period the

In pari delicto potior est conditio possidentis

are equally in the wrong, the defendant holds the stronger ground. The law will take notice of an illegal transaction to defeat a suit, not to maintain one. Thus, in Taylor v. Chester, (1869) LR 4 QB

Innocent agent

a principal is unlawful but does not merit prosecution because the agent had no knowledge of the principal's illegal purpose, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 792.

Jamaican switch

Jamaican switch, means an illegal scheme whereby one conspirator convinces the victim of a need for help in handling a large sum of

Joyriding

Joyriding, means the illegal driving of someone else's automobile without permission, but with no intent to deprive the owner of it permanently.

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