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Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
it also extends its influence to remove every unlawful restraint of personal freedom in private life, availing, for instance, to restore children to the lawful custody of their father, unless he is leading a vicious life [see
From, 'To'
period. This is intended to obviate the difficulties or inconvenience they may be caused to some parties. For instance, if a policy of insurance has to be good for one day from the 1st January, it might
Fraudulent conveyances, Statutes against
conveyance of property made either or before 1925 with intent to defraud creditors shall be voidable at the instance of any person thereby prejudiced, but the s. does not affect disentailing assurances or the law of bankruptcy,
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Fraud
of the parties themselves, such as secret composition deeds, voluntary conveyances, etc., 1 St. Eq. Jur. 213. For instances of acts which have been declared to be or treated as fradulent by statute, see MISFEASANCE; PROSPECTUS; WINDING-UP;
Jaywalking
Jaywalking, means the act or instance of crossing a street without heading traffic regulations, as by crossing between intersections or at a place other
Intervention
intervention, and can only do what he might have done had he been a party in the first instance; but the Court may relax this rule under special circumstances. In probate actions, any person not named in
Limitation of actions and prosecutions
trespass. A trespasser acquires no right of which the rightful owner was not dispossessed by the trespasser, for instance; a trespasser occupying land held under a lease acquires no rights against the reversioner, whatever the length of
Judicial power
the authority to determine the rights of persons property by arbitrating between adversaries in specific controversies at the instance of a party thereto; the authority vested in some court, officer, or person to hear and determine when
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.
Jury-packing
Jury-packing, means the act or an instance of contriving to have a jury composed of persons who are predisposed toward one side or the other.
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