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Criminal conversation

husband the right to claim damages from adulterer, either in a petition for dissolution of marriage or for judicial separation,or in a petition limited to that object; and the damages claimed must be assessed by a jury

Domicile

marriage the parties must be domiciled in England or Wales, though in the case of a suit for judicial separation mere residence is sufficient, Armytage v. Armytage, 1898 P. 178. A decree annulling a marriage on the ground

Estoverlis habendis

Estoverlis habendis, a writ for a wife judicially separated to recover her alimony or estovers. Obsolete. … Estoverlis habendis, a writ for a wife judicially separated to recover her alimony or estovers. Obsolete.

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Body

who is to be taken (as habeas corpus). And see CORPSE. What constitutes a body has not been judicially defined. There must have been independent life, a non-viable fetus expelled at a stage of pregnancy at which … defined. There must have been independent life, a non-viable fetus expelled at a stage of pregnancy at which separate existence is impossible does not fall within the coroner's jurisdiction, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 9, 4th Edn.,

Annulment

Annulment, means the act of nullifying or making void. A judicial or ecclesiastical declaration that a marriage is void. Unlike a divorce, an annulment establishes that marital status never … act of nullifying or making void. A judicial or ecclesiastical declaration that a marriage is void. Unlike a divorce, an annulment establishes that marital status never existed in law, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 89.

file

case ;broadly : to conclude (a case) without a determination on its merits 3 : to initiate (a judicial or administrative proceeding) by submitting the proper documents or following proper procedure : bring [threatened to charges] [two … or administrative proceeding) by submitting the proper documents or following proper procedure : bring [threatened to charges] [two separate actions were filed by representatives of the estates "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] vi 1 : to register

Court

is used in s. 9A of the Special Court Act, it is intended to encompass all curial or judicial bodies which have the jurisdiction to decide matters or claims, inter alia, arising out of transactions in securities … (39 of 1987), s. 2 (1) (aaa)] It means a court constituted under this Act. [Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 (3 of 1936), s. 2 (2)] It means the High Court or the District Court, as

Maritime Courts

Maritime Courts. These were formerly the High Court of Admiralty and its Court of appeal, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. But by the (English) Judicature Act, 1873, s. 16, the jurisdiction of the … have been within its exclusive cognizance, were assigned to a division of the High Court, called the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division (ibid., s. 34) (see now Jud. Act, 1925, s. 56 (3)). The Admiralty jurisdiction of

That is to say

amplify a meaning while removing a possible doubt for which purpose the word includes is generally employed, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, 4th Edn., Vol. 5. Ordinarily, the expression 'that is to say' is employed to make clear and … context ....... But in the context of single point sales tax, subject to special conditions when imposed on separate categories of specified goods, the expression was apparently employed to specifically enumerate separate categories of goods on a

Marriage

Burns v. Burns, cited in the Report of the Marriage Commission, 1868), but the question has not been judicially decided. Irregular marriages require to be registered within twenty-one days by appearance before a sheriff and are not … is made absolute. as to this, and as to how far the English law recognizes foreign divorces, see DIVORCE. Lunacy existing at the time of marriage avoids the marriage. See Lord Durham's case, (1885) 10 PD 80,

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