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Necessitattion

The act of making necessary or the state of being made necessary compulsion

Actus reus

Actus reus, means the wrongful deed that comprises the physical components of a crime and that generally must be coupled with mens rea to establish criminal liability; a forbidden act i.e. the actus reus for theft...

Amendment

Amendment, a correction of any errors in the writ or pleadings in actions, suits, or prosecutions. The power of allowing amendments has been much extended by modern statutes and rules, but it will not be exercised...

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Appointment of new trustees

Appointment of new trustees, See TRUSTEES. It was formerly necessary to inset a full power in instruments creating a trust providing a succession of trustees and nominating the person or persons by whom the power was...

maintenance

maintenance 1 a : the act of providing basic and necessary support b : the state of having such support 2 : a financial means of providing necessary assistance: as a : alimony b : support...

Calibration

Calibration, means all the operations which are necessary for the purpose of determining the values of the errors of a weight or measure and, if necessary, to determine the other metallurgical properties of such weight or...

Discretion

Discretion, the word 'discretion' connotes necessarily an act of a judicial character, as used with reference to discretion exercised judicially, it implies the absence

Governor

Governor. In Dominions and Colonies usually the name of the representative of the King and the head of the local executive with powers limited by his commission, Cameron v. Kyte, (1835) 3 Knapp 332. In the...

Commutative justice and distributive justice

Commutative justice and distributive justice, Aristotle's doctrine of justice of equality is called by him commutative justice which requires at least two persons while distributive justice requires at least three. Relative equality in treating different persons...

Entry

Entry, the depositing of a document in the proper office or place; actual entry on land is necessary to constitute a seisin in deed, and is necessary in certain cases, as, e.g., to perfect a common-law...

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