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Matrimonial causes
Court of Justice) by 20 & 21 Vict. c. 85. 'Matrimonial cause' now means any action for divorce, nullity of marriage, judicial separation, jactitation of marriage or restitution of conjugal rights. (Judicature Act,1925, s. 225) See CONJUGAL
Step in aid of execution of the decree
foreclosure decree and the other (namely, the respondent, judgment-debtor's son) seeking the assistance of the court to completely nullity the very decree in order to maintain his title to and possession of the suit property, Prem Raj
Oath of calumny
Oath of calumny. The oath administered in Scotland to pursuers in actions of Divorce and Nullity of Marriage on grounds of impotency.
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Queen's proctor
that represents the crown in domestic-relations, probate, and admiralty cases. For example, in a suit for divorce or nullity of marriage, the Queen's proctor might intervene to prove collusion between the parties. Also termed (when a king
Save as otherwise provided by or under the Act
Act, 1939 should be construed in a harmonious manner so that sub-clause (b) is not reduced to a nullity. The expression 'save as otherwise provided by or under the Act' would in the context mean, 'save as
Widow
has gone through the ceremony of marriage, but with regard to whom she had obtained a declaration of nullity of marriage is not his widow, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, 5th Edn., Vol. 5, p. 2853. Widow, is a
Transfer
with possession. [The Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959), s. 2 (1) (k)] A forged transfer is a nullity. See FORGERY. Includes sale, purchase, exchange, mortgage, pledge, gift, loan or any other form of transfer of right,
Uses
the statute could only operate upon one use, and where another use was superadded it was a mere nullity, since it was an interest unknown to the Common Law before the statute. This doctrine and its consequences
Void
be null and void for all purposes; and it has been said that there are no degrees of nullity. Even though such an act is wrong and lacking in jurisdiction, however, it subsists and remains fully effective
Void and voidable
becomes void from the very beginning. Another type of void act may be one which is not a nullity but for avoiding the same, a declaration has to be made. Voidable act is that which is a
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