Misconduct - Law Dictionary Search Results
unclean hands
hands : an equitable doctrine: a complainant will be denied relief if he or she has engaged in misconduct (as acting in bad faith) directly relating to the complaint ;also : the condition of having engaged in
connivance
connivance : the act of conniving esp. with regard to a spouse's marital misconduct (as adultery) ;also : a defense to a charge of marital misconduct in a divorce proceeding compare condonation
Improper legal advice and wrong legal advice
improper legal advice is different from giving of wrong legal advice. While the former may amount to professional misconduct, the latter may not be so. It is against professional etiquette for a lawyer to give improper legal
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Confusion of boundaries
fraud, or some confusion, where one person has ploughed too near another, or some gross negligence, omission, or misconduct on the part of persons whose special duty it is to preserve or perpetuate the boundaries. Where there
Damage
as, for example, when cargo is damaged by exposure to weather or by negligent stowage, or, by the misconduct of those in charge of the ship, like when cargo is disposed of contrary to the instructions of
Dismissed
Dismissed, denotes both termination of service for misconduct by way of punishment and also termination of service simpliciter, Workers Employed in Hirakud Dam v. State of
Doleance
Doleance, is in the nature of a complaint against the court for misconduct or negligence in refusing an appeal and leave to bring a doleance will not be granted if the
Drivers, etc., of carriages (UK)
Drivers, etc., of carriages (UK). As to misconduct by them, see Highways Act, 1835 (5 & 6 Wm. 4, c. 50), s. 78; 6 & 7
Faculties, Court of
has inherent jurisdiction to strike the name of any notary public off the roll of notaries public for misconduct (Re Champion, 1906, P. 86). See Phillimore's Eccl. Law, and see NOTARY.
Future good conduct
of it in case he is convicted of serious crime or in case he be guilty of grave misconduct, State of Haryana v. S.K. Singhal, AIR 1999 SC 1829 (1832). [Punjab Civil Service Rules (1959), R 5.32
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