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Cause of action

relief claimed in the suit. For the aforementioned purpose, the material facts are required to be stated but not the evidence

verdict

failed to present sufficient evidence of a genuine issue of material fact that must be submitted to a jury for its

Brady material

Brady material [from Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), in which … the Supreme Court ruled that suppression by the prosecution of evidence favorable to a defendant who has requested it violates due

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Acceptance of evidence

etymological meaning. It envisages exercise of judicial mind to the materials on record. Acceptance of evidence by a court would be

Perjury

and the witness swears or affirms falsely in a matter material to the issue. The law on this subject is now … person having by law power to hear, receive and examine evidence on oath, and the question whether a statement was 'material'

Substance of evidence

precis of that part of the evidence which was really material, Emperor v. Hansraj Dindayal, 49 Cal LJ 94.

search

shake·down search [shāk-dan-] : a search for illicit or contraband material (as weapons or drugs) in prisoners' cells that is usually … privacy and is conducted usually for the purpose of finding evidence of unlawful activity or guilt or to locate a person

Fact

Edn., p 610. The word 'fact' means some concrete or material fact to which the information directly relates, Earabhadrappa alias Krishnappa

Sanction

that the sanctioning authority had considered the evidence and other material placed before it, Mansuklal v. State of Gujarat, (1997) 7

Laying a foundation

evidence of certain facts needed to render later evidence relevant, material, or competent. For example, propounding a hypothetical question to an

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