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Autrefois acquit
could have been lawfully convicted on it; and if he be thus indicted a second time, he may plead autrefois acquit, which will be a good bar to the indictment. The true test, whether such a plea
Breach of trust
be excused, to discharge him from liability. Further, the Trustee Act, 1888, s. 8, allows a trustee to plead the Statute of Limitations except incases of fraud or if he has not benefited by the breach of
Brief
Brief [fr. brevis, Lat.; brief, Dutch, a letter], an abbreviated statement of the pleadings, proofs, and affidavits in any legal proceeding, with a concise narrative of the facts and merits of the
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Caption
indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority it is taken, found, or executed, Arch. Crim. Plead., tit. 'Caption.'
Vi et armis
Vi et armis [Lt.] (with force and arms), words formerly inserted in pleadings to characterize a trespass, but directed to be omitted by (English) C.L.P. Act, 1852, s. 49.
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