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Except as provided in this Act
Except as provided in this Act, the opening words 'Except as provided in this Act' limit the operation of the bar. It can reasonably be interpreted to mean that the bar of a suit is limited...
Forfeiture
Forfeiture, a penalty for an offence or unlawful act, or for some wilful omission of a tenant of property whereby he loses it, together with his title, which devolves upon others. Forfeiture resulted from the following...
Interpretation of Statute
Interpretation of Statute, it is well-settled that in construing the provisions of statute the Courts should be slow to adopt a construction which tends to make any part of the statute meaningless or ineffective. Thus, an...
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Emergency
Emergency, means a situation which is not normal, a situation which calls for urgent remedial action. Break-down of the Constitutional machinery in a State does gives rise to a situation of emergency, S.R.
writ
writ [Old English, something written] 1 : a letter that was issued in the name of the English monarch from Anglo-Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2 : an order or mandatory process...
Distress
Distress [fr. distringo, Lat., to bind fast; districtio, Med. Lat., whence distraindre, Fr.], a taking, without legal process, of a personal chattel from the possession of a wrong-doer into the hands of a party grieved, as...
claim
claim [Old French, from clamer to call, claim, from Latin clamare to shout, proclaim] 1 a : a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due ;specif : a demand for a benefit...
exhaust
exhaust : to use up or consume entirely: as a : to try all of (available remedies) [the applicant has ed the remedies available in the court of the State "U.S. Code"] b : to
mandamus
mandamus [Latin, we enjoin, from mandare to enjoin] : an extraordinary writ issued by a court of competent jurisdiction to an inferior tribunal, a public official, an administrative agency, a corporation, or any person compelling the...
reformation
reformation : the act or an instance of reforming ;specif : the equitable remedy of reforming a writing (as a deed or contract) and enforcing it as reformed NOTE: Reformation is allowed primarily to correct mistakes...
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