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self-defense

self-defense 1 : the use of force to defend oneself 2 … affirmative defense (as to a murder charge) alleging that the defendant used force necessarily to protect himself or herself because of

is not of itself a confession. A statement that contains self- exculpatory matter cannot amount to a confession, if the exculpatory … optimum testem canfitentem renum' which means that confession of an accused is the best evidence against him. The rationale behind this

Defence

generally, that he is not guilty. The defence of one's self, and of such as stand in the relations of husband … justification, protection, or guard; in law, a denial by the defendant of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's complaint. In

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declaration

or may subject that person to liability compare admission, confession, self-incrimination NOTE: A declaration against interest is an exception to the … hearsay rule. A statement that is offered to clear the accused is not admissible without corroborating circumstances under the Federal Rules

Public authority

145 (Karn). Means any authority or body or institution of self-government established or the constituted-- (a) by or under the Constitution; … central or local governments (v) that the appointment of the defendant's board of directors is not subject to government influence or

stand

effectively silent: as a : to exercise the privilege against self-incrimination (as in a trial) b : to raise no objections … : to be in a particular state or situation [ accused] 2 : to remain valid or effective [let the ruling

Flat

of the Housing Act, 1936, defined as a separate and self-contained set of premises constructed for use for the purposes of … of that work. adj. without an allowance or charge for accused interest, Black's Law Dictionary, p. 652. A house in a

Justification defense

seek to prevent. Traditionally, the following defenses were justifications: Consent, self-defence, defense of others, defense of property, necessity (Choice of evils), … Justification defense, means a defense that arises when the defendant has acted in a way that the law does not

Magna Carta

sinews of war). The 9th chapter perpetuates our right of self-government, the source and bulwork of our constitutional freedom. It enacts … ever the anxious care of our ancestors that a person accused of crime should be tried by a superior judge and

Nuisance

what acts will amount to a nuisance, see Waller v. Selfe, (1851) 4 De G&S 322; Soltau v. De Held, (1851) … may be actionable. The onus appears to be on a defendant pleading that the nuisance was inevitable and compulsory by statute

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