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Preamble

of the statute, and as it were a key to open the understanding thereof, 1 Inst. 79 a; and see the … defined in the Oxford English Dictionary to mean 'a preliminary statement, in speech or writing; and introductory paragraph, section, or clause;

Reason to believe

good faith. It cannot be merely a pretence. It is open to the court to examine whether the reasons for the … on the basis of the information that a thing, condition, statement or fact exists. It only means facts which prima facie

Vagrants

or in any deserted or unoccupied buildings, or in the open air, or under a tent, or in any cart or … et seq. (see CASUAL PAUPER); any person making a false statement for the purpose of or committing other offences when obtaining

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Account or Accompt

taken place between two or more persons. Accounts are either-(1) open, where the balance is not struck, or it is not … a registry of debts, credits, and charges, or a detailed statement of a series of receipts (credits) and disbursements (debits) of

Trial

CHALLENGE.) The pleading are then (in civil causes and misdemeanours) opened by the junior counsel for the plaintiff; and if it … Division of the High Court, when the trial is by affidavit it is commonly called a hearing, and all the counsel

closing argument

the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure requires the prosecution to open the closing argument after the closing of the evidence. The … evidence and his or her client's position called also closing statement final argument summation summing-up NOTE: Rule 29.1 of the Federal

letter

right (as to property) and that is in a form open for public inspection : patent letters testamentary : a letter … letter 1 : a direct written statement addressed to an individual or organization ;broadly : an official

Account stated

and that balance being due there is a debt; the statement of the account and the admission of the balance implies

Bias

much so that such pre-disposition does not leave the mind open to conviction. It is, in fact, a condition of mind, … common acceptation mean and imply 'spite' or 'ill-will'. Mere general statements will not be sufficient for the purposes of indication of

Deed

statute applied, or whether mere sealing was sufficient, is an open question. See Chitty on Contracts, 15th Edn. At pp. 89, … Recitals. These are either narratives of past facts, or a statement of the purpose of the deed. They are not a

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