Malicious Prosecution - Law Dictionary Search Results
suppress
: to fail to disclose (material evidence favorable to a defendant) in violation of due process [accused the prosecution of ing evidence] compare brady material vi : to suppress evidence sup·press·ible adj sup·pres·sion [-pre-shən] n
Clergy
status of laymen. The (English) Church Discipline Act, 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 86), provides for the prosecution of clergymen for offences in matters of doctrine; the (English) Public Worship Regulation Act, 1874 (37 & 38
Sanction
from failure to comply with law, rule or order, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1341. Sanction, for prosecution is a weapon to ensure dis-couragement of frivolous and vexatious prosecu-tion and is a safeguard for the innocent
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Innocent agent
Innocent agent, means a person whose action on behalf of a principal is unlawful but does not merit prosecution because the agent had no knowledge of the principal's illegal purpose, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 792.
Immunity
AIR 1974 SC 1719 (1722). Immunity, is -- 'freedom or exemption from penality, burden or duty'. Immunity from prosecution under section 64 mean freedom from punishment during a proceeding instituted and carried on by law, Jasbir Singh
Debenture
FLOATING CHARGE. This form of security is frequently resorted to by public companies to raise money for the prosecution of their undertakings. Registration of a company's debentures (under the term 'mortgage or bond') is required by the
Falsification
an action for damages by the same enactment. The fiat of the Attorney-General is required before comm-encing a prosecution. [(English) L.P. Act, 1925, s. 183] 2. Official Documents.--Making any material altera-tion in any official document or in
At the instance of
English language, the ordinary meaning of the phrase 'at the instance of in the collocation of words 'No prosecution shall be instituted............. except at the instance of' must, in the context in which it appears mean 'at
presumption
innocence : a rebuttable presumption in the favor of the defendant in a criminal action imposing on the prosecution the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt presumption of intent : a permissive presumption that if
nolo contendere
nolo contendere [Latin, I do not wish to contend] : a plea by a defendant in a criminal prosecution that without admitting guilt subjects the defendant to conviction as in the case of a guilty plea but
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