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strike down
nullify [the trustee…can strike down transfers "J. J. White and R. S. Summers"] ;esp : to declare (a law) illegal and unenforceable [the court struck down death penalty provisions "L. H. Tribe"]
substantial
importance or significance : material [a step had not been taken toward commission of the crime "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] 2 : considerable in quantity : significantly great [would be a abuse of … substantial 1 a : of or relating to substance b : not illusory : having merit [failed to raise
Absque hoc
at B., etc., without this (absque hoc), that it was done at, etc., 1 Saund. 22: abolished, C. L. P. Act, 1852, s. 65.
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Actus curiae neminem gravabit.
Actus curiae neminem gravabit. Jenk. Cent. 119.--(An act of the Court will hurt no person) See Broom's Leg. Max., citing Cumber v. Wane, (1719) 1 Str. 126; 1 Smith L. C., in which it was held
Agreed
(1881) 18 Ch D 359. By the (English) Real Property Act, 1845, as reproduced and extended by (English) L. P. Act, 1925, s. 56, a person may take an immediate interest or the benefit of any covenant
Auction sale
the sale is not complete till, for example, a document is executed, Bombay Sale and Chemical Industries v. L.J. Johnson, AIR 1958 SC 289 (292). [Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 (44 of 1954), s. 20]
Beneficium inventorii
an heir had by an inventory of the testator's property to protect himself from the debts, Cum. C. L. 159.
Caution
Caution, a species of bail; security. When used in this sense, the word is pronounced 'cayshon.'--Scots Law. In England, any warning. A prisoner or accused person is 'cautioned' before making a statement, that such statement … Caution, a species of bail; security. When used in this sense, the word is pronounced 'cayshon.'--Scots Law. In England, any warning.
Exaction
by an officer, or one in pretended authority, by taking a reward or fee for what which the law allows not, whereas extortion is where an officer takes more than is due, when something is due to … what which the law allows not, whereas extortion is where an officer takes more than is due, when something is due to him. The punishment is fine and imprisonment, Co. Litt. 368 b. See also (English) Sheriffs
Colour
Colour, a term of the ancient rhetoricians, and early adopted into the language of pleading. It was an apparent or prima facie right; and the meaning of the rule, that pleadings … an apparent or prima facie right; and the meaning of the rule, that pleadings in confession and avoidance should give colour, was that they should confess the matter adversely alleged, to such an extent, atleast, as to
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