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constituted Court having jurisdiction is conclusive between the parties, and the issue cannot be raised again. The judgment may have been given by a foreign Court, Tarleton v. Tarleton, 4 M&S 21. A matter which is res … Res judicata, a final judgment already decided between the same parties or their privies on the same question by

habeas corpus

of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it "U.S. Constitution art. I"] habeas corpus ad fa·ci·en·dum et re·ci·pi·en·dum [-ad-fa-sē-en-dəm-et-ri-si-pē-en-dəm, -fa-shē-en-; -Ä d-fÄ -kē-en-dm-et-rā-kē-pē-en-dm] [New

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Civil nature

Civil nature, The word 'civil' according to dictionary means 'relating to the citizen as an individual; civil rights'. In Black's Law Dictionary it is defined as 'relating … as an individual; civil rights'. In Black's Law Dictionary it is defined as 'relating to private rights and remedies sought by civil actions as contrasted with criminal proceedings'. In law it is understood as an antonym of

Cy-pres

16 M & W 418. The doctrine did not apply to personalty nor to a mixed fund. See Re Harwood, Coleman v. Innes, 1936 Ch 285. It is also applied to charitable bequests, and was formerly pushed … testator hs two objects,one primary or general and the other secondary or particular, which are incompatible, the particular must be sacrificed in order that effect may be given to the general object, as near as may be

beneficiary

the principal or income or both from a trust compare settlor, trustee contingent beneficiary : a beneficiary that may receive proceeds from a trust depending on the occurrence of a specified event (as the death of another … beneficiary pl: -ries : a person or entity (as a charity or estate) that receives a benefit from something: as a : the person or entity named or otherwise entitled to receive the

rational

legitimate state interest, or a consideration of fact [age distinctions are not subject to strict scrutiny, but they must have a relationship to a legitimate state interest "In re J. M., 642 A.2d 1062 (1994)"] ra·tio·nal·i·ty [ra-shə-na-lə-tē]

Presumption of life or death

do so by evidence, see Doe v. Nepean, (1833) B&Ad 86; Nepean v. Doe, (1837) 2 M&W 894; Re Rhodes, (1887) 36 Ch D 586. See also 18 & 19 Car. 2, c. 11, by which the … any one has to establish the precise time during those seven years at which such person died, he must do so by evidence, see Doe v. Nepean, (1833) B&Ad 86; Nepean v. Doe, (1837) 2 M&W 894;

Population

1994 Guj 64. As to the mode of ascertaining the 'population' of a municipal borough according to the returns of the last census, q.v., for the purposes of investment in its stock under s. 1 (m) of … Population, means the population of the municipal borough as ascertained at the preceding census, Nyamatkhan v. State, AIR 1994 Guj

Relation

not to the time when they were granted; see Re Pryse, 1904, P. 301; Fosterv. Bates, (1843) 12 M. & W. 226. See FORFEITURE; BANKRUPTCY; TRESPASS.

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