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Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea.
rule ought to be borne in mind in construing all penal statutes', Broom's Leg. Max. Applied by 9 Judges to 5 in Reg. v. Tolson, (1889) 23 QBD 168, so as to acquit on trial for bigamy
Actio judicati
Actio judicati, an action after four months had elapsed from the rendition of judgment, in which the judge issued his warrant to seize, first, the movables, which were sold within eight days
Actio bon' fidei
action bon' fidei is incerta quidquid Nus Nus. A'. A'. dare facere oportet ex bona fide. Accordingly the judge was allowed to take consideration of equity into account and he was acting as an arbiter rather than
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Acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta
Acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta [Lat.], External actions show internal secrets. The law, in some cases, judges of a man's previous intentions by his subsequent acts. On this principle, if a man abuse and authority
Act of Settlement
pleadable to an impeachment. Ministers were thus prevented from escaping responsibility because the King had pardoned them. (iii.) Judges should hold office quamdiu se bene gesserint (during good behaviour), i.e., not at the King's pleasure, and should
Account or Accompt
if the question in dispute consists wholly or in part of matters of account the Court or a judge may order trial before a referee agreed upon, or an official referee. The Statute of Limitations cannot be
Abolition
Abolition [fr. abolir, Fr.; aboleo, Lat.], a destroying; also the leave given by the sovereign or judges to a criminal accuser to desist from further prosecution, 25 Hen. 8, c. 21. Abolition means, 'to destroy,
measure
or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated hence a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged
A court immediately below
determining whether an aggrieved party has a right to appeal, other conditions being fulfilled, is not whether the judgment is of a court subordinate to the High Court but whether the judgment is of a court immediately
Shibboleth
the Ephraimites from the Gileadites The Ephraimites not being able to pronounce sh called the word sibboleth See Judges xii
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