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interference 1 a : the act or an instance of interfering [ with contract] b : something that interferes 2 : a hearing to determine the priority of invention at issue in a patent dispute ...
Interfere
Interfere, the word 'interfere', means in the context of the subject, any action which checks or hampers the functioning or hinders or tends to prevent the performance of duty, as stated at p. 255 of Words and Phrases (Permanent Edn.), Vol. 22. As per what has been stated in the aforesaid work at p. 147 of Vol. 29 obstruction of justice is to interpose obstacles or impediments, or to hinder, impede or in any manner interrupt or prevent the administra-tion of justice, Chandra Shashi v. Anil Kumar Verma, (1995) 1 SCC 421. [Contempt of Courts Act, 1971,s. 2(c)]...
interfere
interfere -fered -fer·ing 1 : to act in a way that impedes or obstructs others 2 : to enter into the concerns of others ...
Interferant
One of the contestants in interference before the Patent Office...
Interferer
One who interferes...
Criminal contempt
Criminal contempt, any act done or writing published which is calculated to bring a Court or a Judge into contempt, or to lower his authority, or to interfere with the due course of justice or the lawful process of the Court, is a contempt of Court. Any episode in the administration of justice may, however, be publicly or privately criticised, provided that the criticism is fair and temperate and made in good faith. The absence of any intention to refer to a Court is a material point in favour of a person alleged to be in contempt, Thakur Jugal Kishore Singh v. Sitamarhi Central Co.-op. Bank Ltd., AIR 1967 SC 1494 (1497): (1967) 3 SCC 163. [Contempt of Courts Act, 1952, s. 3]Clause (c) of S. 2 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (70 of 1971) merely codifies the definition of 'criminal contempt' which had previously been crystallised by judicial decisions. It defines 'criminal contempt' to mean publication of any matter, or the doing of any other act which(i) scandalises or tends to sca...
nuisance
nuisance [Anglo-French nusaunce, from Old French nuire to harm, from Latin nocēre] : something (as an act, object, or practice) that invades or interferes with another's rights or interests (as the use or enjoyment of property) by being offensive, annoying, dangerous, obstructive, or unhealthful at·trac·tive nuisance 1 : a thing or condition on one's property that poses a risk to children who may be attracted to it without realizing the risk by virtue of their youth 2 : a doctrine or theory employed in most jurisdictions: a possessor of property may be liable for injury caused to a trespassing or invited child by a condition on the property if he or she failed to use ordinary care in preventing such injury (as by fencing in a pool) and had reason to foresee entry by the child and if the utility of the condition was minor compared to the likelihood of injury [declined to extend the doctrine of attractive nuisance…to moving trains "Honeycutt v. City of Wichita,...
Undue influence
Undue influence, Any influence, pressure, or domination in such circumstances that the person acting under that influence may be held not to have exercised his free and independent volition in regard to the act.As to gifts, see title SPIRITUALISM and Lyon v. Home, (1868) LR 6 Eq 655, and as to wills, see Parfitt v. Lawless, (1872) LR 2 P&M 462.In the case of benefits or advantages obtained in certain relationships, the existence of this influence is presumed, e.g., guardian and ward, a parent over a child upon or soon after attaining age and the possession of property, a guide or instructor, medical advisers, ministers or professors of religion, managers of business [Coomber v. Coomber, (1911) 1 Ch 174], attendants upon or advisers of aged and infirm people. In such cases, in regard to transactions inter vivos, the onus of proving absence of undue influence lies on the person claiming the benefit of the disposition or act, and in some cases, e.g., gifts by clients to their solicitors (...
injure
injure in·jured in·jur·ing 1 : to interfere with or violate the legally protected interests of: as a : to harm the physical, emotional, or mental well-being of b : to cause (another) to suffer from damage to, deprivation of, or interference with property or a property interest c : to violate the constitutionally or otherwise legally protected rights of 2 : to mar or impair the soundness or appearance of (as a building) : deface ...
liberty
liberty pl: -ties 1 a : freedom from external (as governmental) restraint, compulsion, or interference in engaging in the pursuits or conduct of one's choice to the extent that they are lawful and not harmful to others b : enjoyment of the rights enjoyed by others in a society free of arbitrary or unreasonable limitation or interference 2 : freedom from physical restraint 3 : freedom from subjection to the will of another claiming ownership or services 4 : right [the right to a fair trial is a fundamental secured by the Fourteenth Amendment "W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel"] ...
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