Limited Divorce - Law Dictionary Search Results
Judge Ordinary
Judge Ordinary, the juge of the Court for Divorce.
Jactitation
suit of actitation of marriage (jactitationis matri-monii causa), though a rare proceeding, may still be brought in the Divorce Court by the express terms of the (English) Matrimonial Causes Act,1857 (20 & 21 Vict. c. 85), s.
Compensatio criminum
was neutralized by that of the other, and both were restored to the position of innocent persons. See DIVORCE.
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Impotent, Impotency
institution of the pro-ceedings. Impotency means incapacity to consum-mate the marriage and not merely incapacity for procreation (Indian Divorce Act, s. 19). In order to entitle the appellant to obtain a decree of nullity, as prayed for
Illegal contract
enemy; compounding felonies; maintenance or champerty, etc. A breach of promise of marriage by a married man pending divorce after decree nisi may be actionable, Fender v. Mildmay, (1937) 53 TLR 885. Illegality super-vening by act or
High Court of Justice
The Court of Exchequer; (5) The Court of Admiralty; (6) The Court of Probate; (7) The Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes; (8) The Court of Common Pleas at Lancaster; (9) The Court of Pleas at Durham;
Grievous hurt
(f) permanent disfiguration of the head or face; or (g) any hurt which endangers life. [Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 (3 of 1936), s. 2 (4)]
Desert
marriage without reasonable cause and without the consent, or against the will, of such party. [Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 (3 of 1936), s. 2 (3)]
Anon
the names of the parties. In modern times the names of the parties in nullity suits in the Divorce Court are generally concealed under initials, and this has been also done in Bankruptcy cases, which have been
Name
occur where this is done.' Marriage confers a name upon a woman, which is not lost by her divorce, and she can acquire another only by obtaining it by repute obliterating her name by marriage, see Fendall
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