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Act of God
every unexpected wind and storm does not operate as an excuse from liability, if there is a reasonable possibility of anticipating their happening. An act of God provides no excuse unless it is so unexpected that no
Contingent remainder
extreme extension of the meaning of the original rule that the law will not give effect to a possibility upon a possibility such as a gift to an unborn person if his name shall be Nicodemus, and
Expectant heir
L.P. Act, 1925, s. 174, providing that no bona fide purchase of a reversion (including an expectancy or possibility) shall be set aside 'merely on the ground of undervalue,' leaves unaffected the jurisdiction of Courts of Equity
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Reasonable doubt
prevents one from being firmly convinced of a defendant's guilt, or the belief that there is a real possibility that a defendant is not guilty, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1272. If a reasonable doubt arises
Potential
Potential, in Oxford Dictionary it is defined as 'capable of coming into being, possibility'. In Black's Law Dictionary it is defined as extending in possibility but not in act'. Naturally and probably
Liable
Zunjarrao Bhikaji Nagar Kar v. Union of India, (1999) 7 SCC 409. The word 'liable' means a future possibility or probability happening which may or maynot actually occur, State v. Amru Tulsi Ram, AIR 1957 Punj 55.
Terrorism
act of terrorising, Muralidhar Sarangi v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd., (2000) 3 SCC 466. It may be possible to describe 'terrorism' as use of violence when its most important result is not merely the physical and
Freedom of speech
multitude of tongues than through any kind of authoritative selection. It rests on the assumption that the widest possible dissemination of information from as many diverse and antagonistic sources as possible is essential to the welfare of
Fight
A fight is a combat between two and more persons whether with or without weapons. It is not possible to enunciate any general rule as to what shall be deemed to be a sudden quarrel. It is
Cause of action
act done by the defendant since in the absence of such an act no cause of action can possibly accrue. It is not limited to the actual infringement of the right sued on but includes all the
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