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Peerage
a claimant without a previous investigation of his title, in order to which the claimant must present a petition to the Crown through the Home Secretary, which the Crown then refers to the Attorney-General, and in most
Non-tenure
Non-tenure, a plea in bar to a real action, by saying that he (the defendant) held not the land mentioned in
Obsolete
was deemed to require one, for its abolition, and so did pressing to death for want of a plea, and the inquiry whether the prisoner fled for his crime in criminal cases (see the title PEINE FORTE
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Official solicitor
Act, 1925, s. 129, replacing (English) Official Solicitor Act, 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 30). A petition or summons respecting any dealing with a dormant fund, i.e., a fund in Court which has not been
Ouster
is coupled with all other ingredients required to constitute adverse possession. Three elements are necessary for establishing the plea of ouster in the case of co-owner. They are (i) declaration of hostile animus (ii) long and uninterrupted
Oyer de Record
Oyer de Record, a petition made in Court that the judges, for better proof's sake, will hear or look upon any record.
Pardanashin lady
member by filing and complaints invarious courts and prosecuted them in a 'manly' manner and also meeting the petition writers, the lawyers coming to her way is not a pardanashin lady, Ghulam Zuhra v. Habla Begum, AIR
Parliamentary Agent
in both Houses rules have been laid down to be observed by him in the House upon any petition or bill, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, pp. 875, 876. Persons professionally employed in the promotion
Pass such order as it thinks fit
It is for the purposes of doing complete justice between the parties, the authority who hears the revision petition is satisfied that it is necessary to call for additional evidence, he may call for such evidence, Arbind
Peine forte et dure
3 Bl. Com. 325], an old punishment by which a prisoner, indicted for felony, if he refused to plead, was pressed by a heavy weight of iron till he died or answered, 2 Reeves, c. ix., 134;
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