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Foreign law

Foreign law in the courts of this country is a question of fact, which is decided by the judge, not the jury (Administration of Justice Act, 1920, s. 15).

Fight

enunciate any general rule as to what shall be deemed to be a sudden quarrel. It is a question of fact and whether a quarrel is sudden or not must necessarily depend upon the proved facts of

Examination

thinks necessary in a particular case. [Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, s. 53 Expl.] The act of eliciting by questions a person's knowledge of facts or science. A witness undergoes three examinations: (1) Examination-in-chief, which is made by

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Evidence

1102 (1104): (1999) 4 SCC 33. Is something which ascertains the truth of the fact or print in question, A Dictionary of Law, William C. Anderson, 1889, p. 419. Is of two types--oral and documentary; oral evidence

Oral argument

Oral argument, is the one chance for you (not for some chance-assigned mere judge) to answer any questions you can stir any member of the court into being bothered about and into bothering with, and the

Negligence

Negligence, acting carelessly, a question of law or fact or of mixed fact and law, depending entirely upon the nature of a duty,

Tenant

but the word is always used relatively, and as the relation to the sovereign is seldom called in question, it more commonly signifies one who holds of another subject, as (formerly) of the lord of a manor,

Perjury

Court, tribunal, or person having by law power to hear, receive and examine evidence on oath, and the question whether a statement was 'material' is a question of law to be determined by the Court of trial

Revivor

is entitled to issue execution, make an order to that effect, or may order that any issue or question necessary to determine the rights of the parties shall be tried in any of the ways in which

Workmen's Compensation Act

elect between the remedies, and in an unsuccessful action for damages the Court may assess or refer the question of compensation to the proper tribunal, subject to an equitable order for costs (Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, s.

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