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Appearance doctrine

a defendant's use of force is justified if the defendant reasonably believed it to be justified, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.,

Passive trust

to lessen the force of some pre-existing law. For similar reasons equitable interests were after the statute revived under the form

a fortiori

stronger (argument)] : all the more certainly : with greater reason : with still more convincing force used in drawing a

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D day

in communications the day is often otherwise unspecified for security reasons as the day before D day the troops will move … for the beginning of a planned attack by a military force in communications the day is often otherwise unspecified for security

act of God

natural event (as a flood or earthquake) that cannot be reasonably foreseen or prevented compare force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable accident

Reserve Forces

of time-expired regular soldiers who are on its strength by reason of the terms of their enlistment or by re-engagement. As … Reserve Forces. 1. Army.--The (English) Reserve Forces Act, 1882 (45 & 46

Reasonable parts

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Desertion

refusing marital intercourse cannot allege 'desertion' by the husband 'without reasonable excuse' if in consequence he refuses to live with her, … law is stated as follows: Any member of the armed forces who - (1) without authority goes or remains absent from

Abduction

of her (Ib. s. 55). A bona fide belief on reasonable grounds that the girl is over 16 is no defence, … against the Person Act, 1861. (c) Where any person by force takes away or detains any woman being of age with

Wills

a man cannot deprive his wife and children of a reasonable part (see REASONABLE PARTS) of his personal property. The (English) … 11 is extended to members of H.M. naval and marine forces, when so circumstanced that if they were soldiers they would

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