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Discharge
in respect of many other matters. Except in the case of declaratory decrees or decrees of a similar nature, the decree in favour of one person against another requires the person against whom the decree is made … in the case of declaratory decrees or decrees of a similar nature, the decree in favour of one person against another requires the person against whom the decree is made liable to do something or to refrain
Substantive capacity
Substantive capacity refers to the capacity in which a person holds the post and not necessarily to the nature or character of the post. To approximate to the official diction used in this connection, we may well … described as subs-tantive. Therefore, when a post is vacant, however designated in officiates, the capacity in which the person holds the post has to be ascertained by the State. Substantive capacity refers to the capacity in which
Witness
It is not a guide to the connotation of the word 'witness', which must be understood in its natural sense, i.e., as referring to a person who furnishes evidence. Indeed, every positive volitional act which furnishes evidence … Witness, is a person who testifies in a court, Webster Random House Dictionary, p. 1680. Witness, one who gives evidence in a
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Court
issue to any person or authority, including any government, orders, directions or writs including the writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo-warranto and certiorary for the enforcement of any of the fundamental right or … or claims, inter alia, arising out of transactions in securities entered into between the stated in which a person notified is involved, Canara Bank v. Nuclear Power Corpn., 1995 Supp (3) SCC 81 (97). [Special Court (Trail
right of privacy
:the right of a person to be free from intrusion into or publicity concerning matters of a personal nature called also right to privacy compare invasion of privacy NOTE: Although not explicitly mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, … right of privacy :the right of a person to be free from intrusion into or publicity concerning matters of a personal nature called also right to
parent
parent 1 a : a person who begets or brings forth offspring ;esp : the natural parents of a child born of their marriage NOTE: The biological father of an illegitimate child is usually … parent 1 a : a person who begets or brings forth offspring ;esp : the natural parents of a child born of their marriage
Cognovit actionem
behalf of such person, expressly named by him, and attending at his request to inform him of the nature and effect of such warrant or cognovit before the same is executed, which solicitor must subscribe his name … 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 62), s. 24, a warrant of attorney to confess judgment in any personal action, or cognovit actionem given by any person, is not of any force unless there is present some
Forfeiture
entitled to the land. But the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914 (substituted for the (English) Naturalization Act, 1870), subject to certain provisoes, enables aliens to hold real and personal property. See ALIEN. (3) Alienation … 1914 (substituted for the (English) Naturalization Act, 1870), subject to certain provisoes, enables aliens to hold real and personal property. See ALIEN. (3) Alienation in mortmain, or to any kind of corporation (which was supposed to hold
Interested
Interested, a close relative who is a very natural witness cannot be regarded as an interested witness. The term 'interested' postulates that the person concerned must have … is a very natural witness cannot be regarded as an interested witness. The term 'interested' postulates that the person concerned must have some direct interest in seeing that the accused person is somehow or the other convicted
King's Bench
This court, which was the remnant of the aula regia, was not, nor could be, from the very nature and constitution of it, fixed to any certain place, but might follow the King's person wherever he went, … The Court of King's or Queen's bench (so called because the King used formerly to sit there in person (though the judges determined the causes), the style of the Court still being coram ipso rege, or coram
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