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malice in fact

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plead

by way of a pleading : state in a pleading [unless plaintiff s and proves facts showing actual malice, he cannot recover punitive damages "Kumaran v. Brotman, 617 N.E.2d 191 (1993)"] [ a case of fraudulent conveyance] … or other legal proceeding ;esp : to answer the pleading or charge of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts [the defendant shall be given a copy of the indictment or

allege

proof or before proving 2 : to state (as a fact) in a pleading : aver [failed to malice]

Arraign

the fact, upon which the Court proceeds immediately to judgment. But, if the prisoner 'shall stand mute or malice, or will not answer directly to the indictment or information,' the Court, if it shall so think fit,

Bias

of ill-will. There must be cogent evidence available on record to come to the conclusion as to whether in fact there was existing a bias which resulted in the miscarriage of justice, Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd. v.

Good faith

first the circumstances under which the letter was written or words were uttered; secondly, whether there was any malice; thirdly, whether the appellant made any enquiry before he made the allegations; fourthly, whether there are reasons to … and circumstances of each case. So too the question whether an imputation was made for the public good. In fact the First Exception of s. 499, IPC expressly states 'Whether or not it is for the public good

Libel

Essex Recorders Ltd., (1934) 50 TLR 365 (comments in newspaper on proceedings at local authority meeting). Proof of malice or spite will rebut a defence of privileged occasion, but neither want of truth nor malice are relevant … and not from sense of duty if such information is injurious to the character of another. The mere fact of a contract to supply information does not create such a duty or common interest that communications made

Age

a child, or a woman to be past child-bearing, but in the latter case the Court will sometimes in fact make this presumption for convenience in the administration of estates (Farwell on Powers, 3rd Edn., p. 339); see,

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