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Scylla and Charybdis
Scylla and Charybdis, Six headed monster living on opposite sides of the straits of messine; it was difficult to steer clear of one without encountering the other. … messine; it was difficult to steer clear of one without encountering the other. 'Avoiding Scylla and Charybdis, we proceed to decipher the full import of the definition' [Bangalore Water Supply v. A. Rajappa, AIR 1978 SC 548,
Contempt of court
or the persons of the judges who preside there; or consequential, which, without such gross insolence or direct opposition, plainly tend to create a universal disregard of their authority. Contempts may be divided into acts of contempt … by s. 162 of the (English) County Courts Act, 1888), as talking boisterously, applauding any part of the proceedings, refusing to be sworn or to answer a question as a witness, interfering with the business of the
Privilege
Privilege, a privilege is the opposite of a duty, and the correlative of 'no-right', Isha Valimohamad v. Haji Gulam Mohamad and Haji Dada Trust, … the power of publishing matters which, if not issuing from such high authority, might become the subject of proceedings in a Court of law; the power of directing the Attorney-General to prosecute persons accused of offences against
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defense
defending see also self-defense 2 a : the theory or ground that forms the basis for a defendant's opposition to an allegation in a complaint or to a charge in a charging instrument (as an indictment) ;also … bankruptcy court. By exclusion, all other defenses are personal defenses. 3 : the defending side in a legal proceeding [the rests] compare prosecution
Civil Law
uneasiness occasioned by the continued quarrels of the particians and plebeians, rendered systematic legislation indispensable, so after great opposition on the part of the particians, a law was proposed by Caius Terentelius Horsa (B.C. 460, A.U.C. 293) … edition, Jus Civile 'lianum. This collection consists of the forms of pleadings, called Actiones Juris, adopted in all proceedings and acts of Court. it was complied about 440 A.U.C. or B.C. 312 by Appius Claudius Caecus, who,
Parliamentary Agent
Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, pp. 875, 876. Persons professionally employed in the promotion of or opposition to private Bills, and otherwise in relation to private business in Parliament. A solicitor may act as a … Parliamentary Agent, in the House of Commons, he prepares and promotes private bills, conducts proceeding upon petitions against such bills, various duties and responsibilities are imposed by the orders of both Houses upon
Cost-book mining companies
cost-book contains the names of all the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each is set opposite to his name. In a cost-book partnership, a shareholder may get id of his shares, and with them … the affairs of the mine, and enter in a book, called the cost book, the minutes of their proceedings, which are signed by all present. A license to try for ores, for twelve months, or some short
Cabinet
time to time as the public exigencies require, Law Dictionary, Mozely and Whiteley, p. 42. The leader of opposition is a shadow Prime Minister and he has to be prepared to take up the responsibility of forming … S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn., 2001. Determines policy to be submitted to Parliament and exercises overall control over administration. Proceedings of cabinet are secret. It delegates considerable amount of its work to its committees since it is heavily
Burden of proof
a civil case there is no burden cast on any party similar to the one in a criminal proceeding. The law does not ordinarily recognise the principle of giving the benefit of doubt to a party on … shift the burden need not necessarily be direct evidence, i.e. oral or documentary evidence or admissions made by opposite party; it may comprise circumstantial evidence or presumption of law or fact, Kundan Lal Rallaram v. Custodian Evacuee
writ
refused to issue writs of assistance, which were a focus of bitter resentment against arbitrary searches and seizures. Opposition to such writs inspired the provision in the U.S. Constitution requiring that a search warrant describe with particularity … a writ issued by a court under its own seal for judicial purposes in the course of a proceeding or to enforce a judgment compare original writ in this entry original writ : a writ formerly used
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