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Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat

through ignorance of the law, is not recoverable if there be nothing against conscience in retaining it; and, secondly, money paid in ignor-ance of the facts is recoverable, provided there have been no laches in the party

Grievous hurt

Grievous hurt, Grievous hurt.-- The following kinds of hurt only are designated as 'grievous': First.--Emasculation. Secondly.--Permanent privation of the sight of either eye. Thirdly.--Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear. Fourthly.--Privation of any

Good faith

it has to be seen first the circumstances under which the letter was written or words were uttered; secondly, whether there was any malice; thirdly, whether the appellant made any enquiry before he made the allegations; fourthly,

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Extra-territorial operations

laws in respect of acts or events which take place inside the State but have operation outside, and secondly, laws with reference to the nationals of a State in respect of their acts outside, that in its

Married women's property

Married women's property, At Common Law, a woman, by marrying, transferred the ownership of all her property, real and personal, present and future, to her husband absolutely, so that he might sell, pay his debts out...

Wharf

Wharf, a broad plain place, near some creek or haven, to lay goods and wares on that are brought to or from the water. See Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act, 1847 (10 & 11 Vict....

Tithe Rent-Charge

Tithe Rent-Charge. A charge on land, substituted by commutation for that charge on the produce of the land for the benefit of the Church, which was called tithe from being the tenth part of the increase...

Talab

Talab, the principle of talab in Muhammadan Law has three specific facets: the first being talab-e-muwathaba: Talab in common parlance means and implies a demand and talab-e-muwathaba literally means the demand of jumping. The idea is...

Tacking

Tacking. Before 1926 the law was that, 'if a third mortgagee buys in the first mortgage, though it be pendente lite, pending a bill brought by the second mortgagee to redeem the first, yet the third...

Novell'

Novell', those constitutions of the Civil law which were made after the publication of the Theodosian code; but sometimes the Julian edition only is meant. Novell', or Novell' Constitutiones, from a part of the Corpus Juris....

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