Pubic - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: pubicPubic
Of or pertaining to the pubes in the region of the pubes as the pubic bone the pubic region or the lower part of the hypogastric region See Pubes...
G string
a patch of cloth attached to and supported by string like cords worn over the hips and serving to cover only the pubic area often worn by stripteasers...
Interpubic
Between the pubic bones or cartilages as the interpubic disk...
Pouparts ligament
A ligament of fascia extending in most mammals from the ventral side of the ilium to near the symphysis of the pubic bones...
Prepubis
A bone or cartilage of some animals situated in the middle line in front of the pubic bones...
Pubis
The ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis sharebone pubic bone...
Balnearii
Balnearii, stealers of the clothes of persons bathing in the pubic baths, Civil Law....
Beggars
Beggars. Begging in a pubic place is an offence of an 'idle and disorderly person' within the meaning of the (English) Vagrancy Act, 1824, s. 3 (5), and endeavouring anywhere to obtain alms by exposure of wounds, an offence of a 'rogue and vagabond' within s. 4 (5) of that Act (see VAGRANT). Procuring a child to beg in a public place is an offence against s. 14 of the (English) Children Act, 1908, and see the (English) Children and Young Persons Act, 1932 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 12), s. 4....
Marriage, Promise of
Marriage, Promise of, need not be in writing, although an 'agreement in consideration of marriage' must be, by s. 4 of the Statute of Frauds. So it was decided, overruling an earlier decision to the contrary, about 200 years ago, and the question does not appear to have been raised since 1717. In early times the spiritual courts enforced specific performance of the promise, and this jurisdiction was not formally abolished until the reign of George II., by 26 Geo. 2, c. 33. In an action for the breach of the promise, the parties were excepted amongst others) from the general abolition of admissibility of parties as witnesses under the Evidence Act,1851, but this exception was removed by the Evidence Further Amendment Act, 1869, under which, however, the plaintiff may not 'recover a verdict' unless his or her testimony be corroborated by some other material evidence in support of such promise. The mere non-answering of a letter is not, however, sufficient corroboration, Wiedman v. Walpol...
Public employment
Public employment, the expression 'pubic employ-ment' to mean both direct recruitment as well as promotion, Government of Andhra Pradesh v. Mohd Ghouse Mohinuddin, (2001) 8 SCC 416 (419); see also State of Andhra Pradesh v. A. Suryanarayanrao, 1991 Supp (2) SCC 367. (Constitution of India, Art. 371D)...
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