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Prerogative of mercy

it was not only extended to some persons who in later ages would not be considered to have incurred any criminal respon-sibility, e.g., persons who had committed homicide by misadventure or in self-defence (Pollock and Maitland's Hist.

Vindicatory parts of Laws

parts of Laws, the sanction of the laws, whereby it is signified what evil or penalty shall be incurred by such as commit any public wrongs, and transgress or neglect their duty, 1 Steph. Com., and 1

Verborum obligatio verbis tollitur

Verborum obligatio verbis tollitur, an obligation verbally incurred is verbally removed.

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Things done, action taken and right accrued

not the rights and privileges acquired and accrued on the one side, and the corresponding obligation or liability incurred on the other side, so that if no rights acquired under the repealed ordinance was preserved, there is

Sue and labour clause

peril without loss of the rights under the insurance and to be repaid any expenditure which may be incurred by the assured or his agents to avert the loss. The clause does not cover general average losses

Special damage

on the pleadings, and at the trial it must be proved by evidence both that the loss was incurred and that it was the direct result of the defendant's conduct. a mere expectation or apprehension of loss

Constructive total loss

preserved from actual total loss without an expenditure which would exceed its value when the expenditure had been incurred, there is a constructive total loss, Roux v. Salvador, (1836) 3 Bing NC 266 (UK).

Smallness of profit

profits of the year. In arriving at the assessable profits the Income-tax Officer may disallow many expenses actually incurred by the assessee; and in computing his income, he may include many items on notional basis. But the

Salvage

'Shipping.' By s. 510 (2) of the Act of 1894, 'salvage' in that Act 'includes all expenses properly incurred by the salvor in the performance of the salvage services.' See also the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load

Repeal

anything done under the repealed Act; it does not affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired or incurred under the repealed Act, or any investigation, legal proceedings or remedy in respect thereof, Practice and Procedure of

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