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defense
of risk, coercion, consent contributory negligence at negligence, denial, diminished capacity, duress, entrapment, estoppel, fraud, infancy, insanity, intoxication, laches, mistake, necessity, res judicata, statute of limitations absolute defense : complete defense in this entry af·fir·ma·tive defense :
statute of limitations
upon the occurrence or discovery of an injury) within which a right of action must be exercised compare laches, statute of repose b : a criminal statute establishing the period of time within which an offense can
Dower
assignment of dower is not within this Act, though the Court may refuse relief on the ground of laches, Williams v. Thomas, (1909) 1 Ch 713.
Fraud
v. Vane, (1873) LR 8 Ch 383; Lawrance v. Lord Norreys, (1890) 15 App Cas 210; see also LACHES. Constructive fraud. Such acts or contracts as, though not originating in any actual evil design or contrivance to
Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat
retaining it; and, secondly, money paid in ignor-ance of the facts is recoverable, provided there have been no laches in the party paying it. See MISTAKE. In criminal cases this maxim applies, as if a man should
Lying by
disturb the arrangement, may be prevented from doing so by reason that he has been lying by. See LACHES.
Sufferance, Tenancy at
the death of a tenant at sufferance. This estate cannot be the subject of conveyance or transfer. Since laches or neglect can never be imputed to the sovereign, a lessee of Crown lands, holding them over after
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