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Jansenist

Ypres in Flanders in the 17th century who taught certain doctrines denying free will and the possibility of resisting divine grace

Knurly

Full of knots hard tough hence capable of enduring or resisting much

Lintel

A horizontal member spanning an opening and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture

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Incompressible

Not compressible incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume resisting compression as many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible

Reaction

Any action in resisting other action or force counter tendency movement in a contrary direction reverse action

Any person

the claim made in any application. Thus by use of words 'any person' it includes all the persons resisting the delivering of possession, claiming right in the property, even those not bound by the decree, including tenants

Undue influence

Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1529. Undue Influence, exerted by way of pressure on a person not capable of resisting it, in order to benefit the person exercising the pressure, Poosathurai v. Kannappa, (1920) ILR 43 Mad 546;

Rebellious

Engaged in rebellion disposed to rebel of the nature of rebels or of rebellion resisting government or lawful authority by force

Conduit

Conduit, means rigid or flexible metallic tubing or mechanically strong and fire resisting non-metallic tubing into which a cable or cables maybe drawn for the purpose of affording it or them

Appellant

Appellant, the party appealing; the party resisting the appeal is called the respondent. Means a party who appeals a lower court's decision, usually seeking reversal

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Jansenist

Ypres in Flanders in the 17th century who taught certain doctrines denying free will and the possibility of resisting divine grace

Knurly

Full of knots hard tough hence capable of enduring or resisting much

Lintel

A horizontal member spanning an opening and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Incompressible

Not compressible incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume resisting compression as many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible

Reaction

Any action in resisting other action or force counter tendency movement in a contrary direction reverse action

Any person

the claim made in any application. Thus by use of words 'any person' it includes all the persons resisting the delivering of possession, claiming right in the property, even those not bound by the decree, including tenants

Undue influence

Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1529. Undue Influence, exerted by way of pressure on a person not capable of resisting it, in order to benefit the person exercising the pressure, Poosathurai v. Kannappa, (1920) ILR 43 Mad 546;

Rebellious

Engaged in rebellion disposed to rebel of the nature of rebels or of rebellion resisting government or lawful authority by force

Conduit

Conduit, means rigid or flexible metallic tubing or mechanically strong and fire resisting non-metallic tubing into which a cable or cables maybe drawn for the purpose of affording it or them

Appellant

Appellant, the party appealing; the party resisting the appeal is called the respondent. Means a party who appeals a lower court's decision, usually seeking reversal

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