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Outlawry
and for reversal of outlawry is given in Rules 88-110 of the Crown Office Rules of 1906. The maxim applicable to outlaws is, 'let them be answerable to all, and none to them.' Utlagatus est quasi extra
Mutuum
loss of the borrower; for it is his property, and he must restore the equivalent in kind; the maxim ejus est periculum cujus est dominium applying to such cases. In a mutuum the property passes immediately from
Opening the case
a jury the party who upholds the affirmative of the issue begins, in conformity with the Civil Law maxim: Ei incumbit probatio, qui dicit, non qui negat; cum, per rerum naturam, factum negantis probatio nulla sit, Cod.
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Onus probandi, animo attestandi
attest: to put it differently and in common parlance it means intent to attest. As regards the latter maxim, the attesting witness must subscribe with the intent that the subscription of the signature made stands by way
Notice
time of his purchase, is entitled to priority in equity, as well as at law, according to the maxim: 'Where conflicting equities are equal, the law shall prevail.' Nor will equity prevent a bona fide purchaser, without
Noscitur a sociis
'horse, cow, or other animal' occur, 'animal' is held to apply to brutes only. See EJUSDEM GENERIS. The maxim means the All the associated words will take colour from each other, AIR 1981 SC 2101 (2104).
Nemo debet bis vexari, si constat curi' quod sit pro una et eadem causa
facts contained in the second indictment, Arch. Cr. Plead. For a recent instance of the application of the maxim, see Rex. v. Simpson, (1914) 1 KB 66. See AUTREFOIS CONVICT. But an abortive trial without a verdict,
Nallus commadum capare potest de injura su propria
Nallus commadum capare potest de injura su propria, [Lat. Maxim], no one can take advantage of his own wrong.
Quicquid inaedificatur solo, solo cedit
Quicquid inaedificatur solo, solo cedit, the maxim 'quic quid inaedificatur solo, solo cedit' whatever is affixed to the soil belongs to the soil, is a
Qui prior est tempore potior est jure
to land by s. 137 of the Law of Property Act, 1925, has lessened the importance of the maxim. See PRIORITIES.
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