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In re dubia magis inficiatio quam affirmatio intelligenda

In re dubia magis inficiatio quam affirmatio intelligenda [Lat.], in a doubtful case the negative is rather to be understood than the affirmative.

Witness

testimonial compulsion connotes coercion which procures the positive volitional evidentiary act of the person, as opposed to the negative attitude of silence or submission on his part. Nor is there any reason to think that the protection

Modo et forma

general effect. The plea of non est factum, and the replication de injuria (now abolished), were the only negative traverses not pleaded modo et forma. These words were in no case strictly essential, so as to render

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Public policy

policy or some other like ground to suppress practices which, under every new disguises, seek to weaken or negative them, History of English Law, Vol. 111, p. 55. Public policy, is a principle of judicial legislation or

Negatory

Expressing denial belonging to negation negative

Testimonial compulsion

Testimonial compulsion, connotes coercion which produces the positive volitional evidentiary acts of the person, as opposed to the negative attitude of silence or submission on his part, Subedar v. State, AIR 1957 All 396: 1957 All LJ

Superintendence

be a subordinate in a hierarchy of authority. It would also comprehend that supervision is not merely a negative thing so as to keep a watch but it would imply giving of direction, guidance, even instructions, and

Specific performance

The Court will not decree specific performance of a contract of personal service, but it will enforce a negative covenant by injunction if damages are not an appropriate remedy, Warner Brothers' Pictures (Inc.) v. Nelson, (1937) 1

Scrivener

539, where the question whether an attorney could be made bankrupt as a scrivener was decided in the negative, and Boswell's Life of Johnson, where it is related that one Jack Ellis, a contemporary of Dr. Johnson,

Royal Arms

to use such trade mark. The word 'Royal' may (semble) be used in such a way as to negative any suggestion of the enjoyment of royal patronage [Re Royal Worcester, etc., Application, (1909) 1 Ch 459, per

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