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Jus

all that took place before the judex (in judicio). Originally, even the magistratus was called judex, as, for instance, the consul and pr'tor (Liv. iii. 55); and under the empire the term 'judex' often designated the pr'ses,

Just ground

provision is not exhaustive but purely illustrative and self-explanatory and takes within its fold not only the two instances mentioned therein but other circumstances also of a like or similar nature which may be regarded by the

Justifiable homicide

of his country. (2) It may be committed for the advancement of public justice, as in the following instances: (a) Where an officer or his assistant, in the due execu-tion of his office, either in a criminal

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Keeping a brothel

should be evidence of repeated visits by persons to the place for the purpose of prostitution. A single instance coupled with the surrounding circumstances is sufficient to establish both that the place was being used as a

Law of Property Act, 1925 (English)

of these legal estates can exist in respect of the same piece of land or incorporeal hereditament; for instance, land may be held in fee simple, leased and mortgaged at the same time. all other estate and

Legislation

statutes. The distinction between a 'legislative' act and a 'judicial' act is well known, though in some specific instances the line which separates one category from the other may not be easily discernible. Adjudication of the rights

Letters of request

The mode of commencing an original suit in the Court of Arches, instead of proceeding in the first instance in the Consistory Court. These letters dispense with instituting a suit in an inferior ecclesiastical jurisdiction, and authorize

Forcible entry

Clerk and Lindsell on Torts, 7th Edn. pp. 328-331. See DISTRESS. At common law, the act or an instance of violently and unlawfully taking possession of laws and tenants against the will of those entitled to possession,

Majestas

1) to be 'crimen illud quod adversus populum Romanum vel adversus securitatem ejus committitur.' He then gives various instances of the crime of majestas, some of which pretty nearly correspond to treason in English law; but all

Manager

a superintendent, a conductor, or director. As to the appointment of a manager of a business at the instance of a mortgagee, see Coote on Mortgages. As to managers appointed by debenture holders, see (English) Companies Act,

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