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Associate
Associate, was an officer in each of the Courts of Common Law, appointed by the chief judge of the Court, and holding his office dum bene se gesserit (15 & 16 Vict. c. 73); his
Association
to the justices appointed to take assizes to have others associated with them; it is usual where a judge becomes unable to attend to his circuit duties, or dies-Reg. Brev. 201. Also a company or partnership, q.v.,
Appeal
Basu, 6th Edn., Vol. G., pp. 268-269. In India, an appeal lies to the Supreme Court from any judgment, decree or final order of a High Court whether in a civil, criminal or other proceeding, but it
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Apology
operate as a universal panacea, but it is intended to be evidence of real contriteness, M.Y. Shareef v. Judges of Nagpur High Court, AIR 1955 SC 1923. (Contempt of Court Act, 1952, s. 4) --By the (English)
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
Administrative warrant
Administrative warrant, means a warrant issued by a judge at the request of an administrative agency. This type of warrant is sought to conduct an administrative search,
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
Addictio
of an assignatio (magistral grant of ager publicus), or it might take the form of an 'adjudicatio,' the judge deciding a partition suit.
Adjournment
Scadding v. Lorant, (1851) 3 HLC 418. The adjournment of a trial is in the discretion of the judge. As to adjournment of trial in the High Court, see R.SC. Ord. XXXVI., r. 34; and as to
Adjournment-day
Adjournment-day, a further day appointed by the Judges at the Nisi Prius sittings to try issues in fact which were not then ready for trial. See
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