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Plaint

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Plaint

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Plaintful

Containing a plaint complaining expressing sorrow with an audible voice

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Abridge

shorter by subtracting or severing some of the substance therefrom, i.e., a man was said to abridge his plaint in assize, and a woman her demand in action of dower, where any land was put into the

Decree

suit and may be either preliminary or final. It shall be deemed to include the rejection of a plaint and the determination of any question within s. 144, but shall not include' a) any adjudication from which

Pone

goods had been replevied by virtue of a replegiari facias (which was rarely if ever the case), the plaint in a County Court was removed into the King's Bench or Common Pleas by writ of pone. It

Suit

of India, AIR 1998 Bom 247. Suit, does not become necessarily a suit for accounts merely because the plaint asks for an account. The paint must show that the defendant is an accounting party and that the

Written statement

Written statement, expression 'written statement' is a term of specific connotation ordinarily signifying a reply to the plaint filed by the plaintiff. This specific word is followed by general words 'taking any other steps in the

Preliminary objection

of the truth of all the averments of facts made in the suit, or in the application or plaint, and is, therefore, one that can be taken in argument though not raised in the written defence, Prabhakar

Omnis querela et omnis actio injuriarum limitata est infra certa tempora

Omnis querela et omnis actio injuriarum limitata est infra certa tempora [Lat.], every plaint and every action for injuries is limited within certain times.

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