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Clerico convicto commisso gaol' in defectu ordinarii deliberando

Clerico convicto commisso gaol' in defectu ordinarii deliberando, an ancient writ, that lay for the delivery to his ordinary, of a clerk convicted of felony where the ordinary did not challenge him, according to the privilege of

Court

principle civil court of original jurisdiction in a district and including the High Court in exercise of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction, having jursidiction to decide the questions forming the subject matter of suit, but does not

Court-martial

the trial of military offences, under the authority of the (English) Crown and the Army Act, 1881; the ordinary law of evidence must be applied in its proceedings (ibid. s. 128, and Rules of Procedure, r. 73).

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expense

the operation of a particular business or trade and that is made during the taxable year called also ordinary and necessary business expense NOTE: Ordinary and necessary expenses are tax deductible. per·son·al expense : an expense incurred

Diligence

thought to the most vigilant anxiety; but the law recognizes only three degrees of diligence: (1) Common or ordinary, which men in general exert in respect of their own concerns; the standard is necessarily variable with respect

High water mark

High water mark, in relation to a port, means a line drawn through the highest points reached by ordinary spring-tides at any season of the year at the port. [Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (36 of 1963)

Domicile

Domicile, the place where a person has his home. By the term 'domicile,' in its ordinary acceptation, is meant the place where a person lives or has his home. In this sense the place

Likely

the sense of probable as distinguished from a mere possibility. The word 'bodily injury ........................ sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death' mean that death will be the 'most probable' result of the injury,

House, Houses

part so let (1933, s. 16); for other definitions, see respective statutes. The word 'house' would in its ordinary sense include any building irrespective of its user. To ascertain the meaning of the word 'house' one must

Legal proceedings

Legal proceedings, do not in their ordinary sense at first suggest the commencement of an arbitration. To refer to a person as having commenced legal

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