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Acting honestly

negligent person, whether actually it was there or not. This legal presumption is drawn through the well-known hypothetical reasonable man. Reckless disregard of consequences and mala fides stand equal, where the actual state of mind of the

Actual authority

authority, means the authority that a principal intentionally confers on an agent, including the authority that the agent reasonably believes he or she has as a result of the agent's dealings with the principal. Actual authority can

Ad melius inquirendum

s. 6, sub-s. 1, by which the High Court may direct another inquest where necessary or desirable by reason of fraud, rejection of evidence, irregularity of proceedings, etc., sub-s. (3) dispensing with the necessity, 'unless the Court

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Ademption

on his or her marriage. See SATISFACTION. Means the destruction or extinction of a legacy or bequest by reason of a bequeathed asset's ceasing to be part of the estate at the time of the testator's death;

Wrongful detention and wrongful confinement

bailee or finder is guilty who is in possession of the goods and fails to deliver them a reasonable time after demand, though it may also, in the case of a bailee, be a breach of contract.

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