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Domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium
resolved, the first being that every man's house 'is to him as his castle,' so that he is justified in killing another who breaks into his house to rob or murder him; and a sheriff to execute
Doctrine of basic structure
is an amendment of the Constitution), what is put forward as part of 'a basic structure' must be justified by references to the express provisions of the Constitution. That structure does not exist in vacuo. Inferences from
Distress
Distress [fr. distringo, Lat., to bind fast; districtio, Med. Lat., whence distraindre, Fr.], a taking, without legal process, of a personal chattel from the possession of a wrong-doer into the hands of a party grieved, as...
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Disrationare, or dirationare
Disrationare, or dirationare, to justify; to clear one's self of a fault; to traverse an indictment, to disprove, Encyc. Londin.
Delegatus non potest delegare
from acts and discretions done or exercised in an executive or ministerial capacity for him where delegation was justified or necessary, see Speight v. Gaunt, (1883) 9 AC 1; wide powers of delegation have been conferred on
Not guilty
Not guilty, a plea by way of traverse which occurred in actions of trespass, libel, or other tort, and amounted to a denial only of the breach of duty or wrongful act alleged to have been...
No cause for such refusal
No cause for such refusal, the expression 'no cause for such refusal' within the meaning of clause (4) must mean no good cause for refusal. Therefore when an application is filed by a shareholder for an...
Second deliverance, Writ of
upon security given by the plaintiff in the replevin for the re-delivery of them if the distress be justified. It is a second writ of replevin, and is practically obsolete, Fitz. N.B. 68
Or
Or, construed as 'and'. The courts may construe 'or' as 'and' if they find from the context that the wrong word must have been used, Morgan v. Thomas, (1882) 9 QBD 643 (645), per Jessel (MR)....
Sever
said to 'sever' in their defences when they plead independently. Trustees made defendants to an action are not justified in severing except under very special circumstances.
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