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Malice
means ill-will against a person, but in its legal sense it means a wrongful act done intentionally without just cause or excuse': Bayley, J., in Bromage v. Prosser, (1825) 4 B&C 255; and see McPherson v. Daniels,
title
peoples "In re Rights to Use Water in Big Horn River Sys., 753 P.2d 76 (1988)"] compare reservation just title in the civil law of Louisiana : a juridical act (as a sale or donation) sufficient to
cause
intervening cause in this entry supervening cause : intervening cause in this entry 2 : a reason or justification for an action or state (as belief): as a : good cause in this entry [an appeal dismissed
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Jurisprudentia est divinarum atque humanarum rerum notitia, justi atque injusti scientia
Jurisprudentia est divinarum atque humanarum rerum notitia, justi atque injusti scientia. Just Inst., 1, 1.-(Jurisprudence is the knowledge of things divine and human, the science of
Natural justice
Natural justice, the aim of the rules of natural justice is to secure justice or to put it negatively to
Discretion
judgment and a consideration of the facts and circumstances with are necessary to make a sound, fair and just determination and a knowledge of the facts upon which discretion may properly operate. When it is said that
Actus reus
merely one of the ingredients of crime; and this ingredient may be present without any crime at all, just as hydrogen is one of the ingredients of water but may be present without water. The words 'deed
comeuppance
An unpleasant experience a person endures which is viewed by others as a just retribution for bad behavior just deserts as the Senator took bribes for years and finally got his comeuppance
use
derive a benefit or profit in the exercise of a basic property right [the owner was entitled to just compensation when he was forced to sacrifice all beneficial use of the property] see also unnecessary hardship compare
unjust
unjust : characterized by injustice : deficient in justice and fairness [an sentence] un·just·ly adv un·just·ness n
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