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Unreasonably burdensome unjustly severe rigorous or harsh as oppressive taxes oppressive exactions of service an oppressive game law...
Oppression
Oppression, the trampling upon or bearing down a person, under pretence of law. See also Harris v. Harris Ltd., 1936 SC 183 (Court of Sess.).Taking the dictionary meaning of the word 'oppression', Viscount Simonds said at page 342 that the appellant-society could justly be described as having behaved towards the minority share-holders in an 'oppressive' manner, that is to say, in a manner 'burdensome, harsh and wrongful', Needle Industries (India) Ltd. v. Needle Industries Newey (India) Holdings Ltd., AIR 1981 SC 1298: (1981) 3 SCC 333: (1981) 3 SCR 698. (Companies Act, s. 397)...
Oppression
The act of oppressing or state of being oppressed...
oppression
oppression : an unjust or excessive exercise of power: as a : unlawful, wrongful, or corrupt exercise of authority by a public official acting under color of authority that causes a person harm b : dishonest, unfair, wrongful, or burdensome conduct by corporate directors or majority shareholders that entitles minority shareholders to compel involuntary dissolution of the corporation c : inequality of bargaining power resulting in one party's lack of ability to negotiate or exercise meaningful choice see also unconscionability op·pres·sive [ə-pre-siv] adj ...
In a manner oppressive
In a manner oppressive, means manner which is burdensome, harsh and wrongful, Needle Industries (India) Ltd. v. Needle Industries Newey (India) Holdings Ltd., AIR 1981 SC 1298: (1981) 3 SCC 333: (1981) 3 SCR 698....
Audita querela [defendentis]
Audita querela [defendentis] [Lat.] (so called because a plaintiff cannot have it) was an equitable action which lay for a person against whom judgment had been given, and who was therefore in danger of execution, or perhaps actually in execution, when he had matter to show that such execution ought not to have issued or should not issue against him. It was invested lest ,in any case, there should be an oppressive defect of justice, were the party had a good defence, but had not any other means to take advantage of it. By the indulgence of the Courts, a summary relief upon motion has in most cases of evident oppression been granted, and this occasioned the remedy by audita querela to be seldom resorted to.-By Rules H. T. 1853, r. 79, no writ of audita querela was allowed unless by Rules of Court or order of a judge, and the Rules of Court under the Judicature Acts have abolished this form of proceeding altogether, R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XLII., r. 27....
Civil Law
Civil Law, that rule of action which every particular nation, commonwealth, or city has established peculiarly for itself, more properly distinguished by the name of municipal law.The term 'civil law' is now chiefly applied to that which the Romans complied from the laws of nature and nations.The 'Roman Law'and the 'Civil Law' are convertible phrases, meaning the same system of jurisprudence; it is now frequently denominated 'the Roman Civil Law.'The collections of Roman Civil Law, before its reformation in the sixth century of the Christian era by the eastern Emperor Justinian, were the following:--(1) Leges Regi'. These laws were for the most part promulgated by Romulus, Numa Pompilius and Servius Tullius. To Romulus are ascribed the formation of a constitutional government, and the imposition of a fine, instead of death, for crimes; Numa Pompilius composed the laws relating to religion and divine worship, and abated the rigour of subsisting laws; and Servius Tullius, the sixth king,...
discharge
discharge 1 : to release from an obligation: as a : to relieve of a duty under an instrument (as a contract or a negotiable instrument) ;also : to render (an instrument) no longer enforceable [a formal instrument…may be discharged by either cancellation or surrender "J. D. Calamari and J. M. Perillo"] b : to release (a debtor in bankruptcy) from liability for his or her debts 2 : to release from confinement, custody, or care [ a prisoner] 3 a : to dismiss from employment : terminate the employment of b : to release from service or duty [ a jury] [ a witness] 4 a : to get rid of (as a debt or obligation) by performing an appropriate action b : to fulfill a requirement for [evidence which is required to the burden of going forward "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] 5 : to order (a legislative committee) to end consideration of a bill in order to bring it before the house for action dis·charge·abil·i·ty [dis-chÄ r-jə-bi-lə-tē...
inconvenient forum
inconvenient forum : an inappropriate or oppressive forum (as one in a distant jurisdiction) for a legal action ;esp : one to which the doctrine of forum non conveniens is applicable ...
order
order 1 : a state of peace, freedom from unruly behavior, and respect for law and proper authority [maintain law and ] 2 : an established mode or state of procedure [a call to ] 3 a : a mandate from a superior authority see also executive order b : a ruling or command made by a competent administrative authority ;specif : one resulting from administrative adjudication and subject to judicial review and enforcement [an administrative may not be inconsistent with the Constitution "Wells v. State, 654 So. 2d 145 (1995)"] c : an authoritative command issued by the court [violated a court and was jailed for contempt] cease-and-de·sist order [sēs-ənd-di-zist-, -sist-] : an order from a court or quasi-judicial tribunal to stop engaging in a particular activity or practice (as an unfair labor practice) compare injunction, mandamus, stay consent order : an agreement of litigating parties that by consent takes the form of a court order final order : an order of a court...
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