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in a variety of meanings. At Common Law, fraud is actionable under the heading of deceit (q.v.). A knowing misrepresentation of the truth or con-cealment of a material fact to induce another to act to his or

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Knowledge

Knowledge, 'knowledge' is an awareness on the part of the person concerned indicating his state of mind. 'Reason to

redhibitory defect

it or would have paid a lesser price if aware of the defect [a seller is deemed to know that the thing he sells has a redhibitory defect when he is a manufacturer of that thing "Louisiana

Macnaughton's Case, Rules in

as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or, if he did know it, that he did not know that he was doing what was wrong. The onus of proving insanity lies

Post-dated cheque

A post-dated cheque, however, if presented at or after its ostensible date, should be paid though the banker knows it to be post-dated, and even if it has been presented before the date and refused payment, Halsbury's

Proceeding

Proceeding, includes administrative proceeding, Nathibai v. Maheshwari Samaj Ramola Trust, AIR 1997 MP 19. It includes execution proceedings also, Specific Relief Act, 1963, s. 22. Proceeding, is a term of wide amplitude. It means a prescribed...

Court-leet

Court-leet. [Coke says leet is a Saxon word, and comes from the verb gelathian, or gelethian (g being added euphoni' gratia), i.e., convenire, to assemble together, unde conventus, 4 Inst. 261. For other opinions as to...

Receiver of stolen property

stolen property. Punishable under the (English) Larceny Act, 1916, s. 33. The offence consists in receiving any property knowing the same to have been stolen or obtained in any way whatsoever under circumstances which amount to felony

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