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Vested in interest
Vested in interest, a legal term applied to a present fixed right of future enjoyment, as reversions, vested remainders, such executory devises, future uses, conditional limitations, and other … term applied to a present fixed right of future enjoyment, as reversions, vested remainders, such executory devises, future uses, conditional limitations, and other future interests, the present right of which is not referred to, or made to
Nonce
The one or single occasion the present call or purpose chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce i e for the present time … The one or single occasion the present call or purpose chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce i e for the present time
case
by the court [the facts of the case at bar] case of first im·pres·sion : a case that presents an issue or question never before decided or considered by the court com·pan·ion case : a case that … and is frequently cited by courts and lawyers as settling the points of law ruled upon and as useful in resolving new questions of law c : the evidence and arguments presented by a party in court
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Actus reus
not indicate the crime itself but merely one of the ingredients of crime; and this ingredient may be present without any crime at all, just as hydrogen is one of the ingredients of water but may be … act, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 37. The phrase 'deed of crime' i.e. actus reus as so used does not indicate the crime itself but merely one of the ingredients of crime; and this ingredient may
Without prejudice
meaning which the expression 'with-out prejudice' carries depending upon the context in which it is used, in the present case on a proper reading of the corresponding and in the setting in which the term is used, … Without prejudice, a phrase used in offers, in order to guard against any waiver of right; also for the purposes of negotiating a
Vacation, eviction
removal of the occupant is clear from the very nature of the right which the respondent in the present case had. His right was confined to the use and occupation of the land for the purpose for
violent felony
serious risk of potential injury to another or that is punishable by imprisonment for more than one year used esp. in federal sentencing of career criminals guilty of crimes involving use of a weapon … violent felony : a crime consisting of conduct that presents a serious risk of potential injury to another or that is punishable by imprisonment for more than one
Statement
s. 145) 1. A verbal assertion or nonverbal conduct intended as an assertion 2. A formal and exact presentation of facts, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1416. Statement of accused not to be used, see Code … is given in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is 'written or oral communication'. The word 'statement' has been used in number of ss. so the Act in its primary meaning of 'something is stated' and that meaning
Maleki
which certainly cannot on investigation justify the suggestion of an absolute owner or ownership in law. In the present case the term was held to have been used in the sense of permanent tenancy, Amarsangji Indrasangji v. … Maleki, the word 'malek' or 'maleki' is often used in a sense which certainly cannot on investigation justify the suggestion of an absolute owner or ownership in
not guilty by reason of insanity
insanity defense used in jurisdictions that require such a plea in order for an insanity defense to be presented 2 : a verdict rendered by a jury in a criminal case that finds that the defendant was … reason of insanity 1 : a plea by a criminal defendant who intends to raise an insanity defense used in jurisdictions that require such a plea in order for an insanity defense to be presented 2 :
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