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slander
: defamation of a person by unprivileged oral communication made to a third party ;also : defamatory oral statements 2 : the tort of oral defamation [sued his former employer for ] compare defamation, false light, libel
Book of account
The expression 'books of accounts' means books in which merchants, traders or businessmen generally keep their accounts, i.e., statements of debits and credits or receipts and payments. A register kept at the counter of a hotel need
rehabilitate
: to restore credibility to (a witness or testimony) [the State simply brought out all of the prior statements to qualify or explain the inconsistency and to the witness "People v. Page, 550 N.E.2d 248 (1990)"] compare
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Directors
the House of Lords in Peek v. Derry (1889) 14 App Cas 337, that directors making an untrue statement in a prospectus which they honestly, though without reasonable ground, believed to be true, were not liable to
James hearing
James hearing, means a court proceeding held to determine whether the out of court statements of a co- conspirator should be admitted into evidence, by analysing whether there was a conspiracy, whether the
Voluntarily
Code, 1860, s. 39) Intentionally; without coercion, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1569. The crux of making statement voluntarily is, what is intentional, intended, unimpelled by other influences, acting on one's own will, through his own
Discrepancy and contradiction
Discrepancy and contradiction, 'discrepancy' has to be distinguished from 'contradiction'. Whereas contradiction in the statement of the witness is fatal for the case, minor discrepancy or variance in evidence will not make the
Prospectus
varied without the approval of the statutory meeting (q.v.). As to the liability of directors or others for statements in the prospectus, see s. 37, DIRECTORS and DECEIT. These requirements extend to offers by the purchasers of
Variance
Variance, difference between the statements in a pleading and the evidence adduced in proof thereof. See Stephen on Pleading. The Courts are now
Innuendo
Innuendo [fr. innuo, Lat., to nod], a word used in statements of claim, indictments, and other pleadings, to ascertain a person or thing named before, or to connect an
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Statement - Law Dictionary Search Results
slander
: defamation of a person by unprivileged oral communication made to a third party ;also : defamatory oral statements 2 : the tort of oral defamation [sued his former employer for ] compare defamation, false light, libel
Book of account
The expression 'books of accounts' means books in which merchants, traders or businessmen generally keep their accounts, i.e., statements of debits and credits or receipts and payments. A register kept at the counter of a hotel need
rehabilitate
: to restore credibility to (a witness or testimony) [the State simply brought out all of the prior statements to qualify or explain the inconsistency and to the witness "People v. Page, 550 N.E.2d 248 (1990)"] compare
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Directors
the House of Lords in Peek v. Derry (1889) 14 App Cas 337, that directors making an untrue statement in a prospectus which they honestly, though without reasonable ground, believed to be true, were not liable to
James hearing
James hearing, means a court proceeding held to determine whether the out of court statements of a co- conspirator should be admitted into evidence, by analysing whether there was a conspiracy, whether the
Voluntarily
Code, 1860, s. 39) Intentionally; without coercion, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1569. The crux of making statement voluntarily is, what is intentional, intended, unimpelled by other influences, acting on one's own will, through his own
Discrepancy and contradiction
Discrepancy and contradiction, 'discrepancy' has to be distinguished from 'contradiction'. Whereas contradiction in the statement of the witness is fatal for the case, minor discrepancy or variance in evidence will not make the
Prospectus
varied without the approval of the statutory meeting (q.v.). As to the liability of directors or others for statements in the prospectus, see s. 37, DIRECTORS and DECEIT. These requirements extend to offers by the purchasers of
Variance
Variance, difference between the statements in a pleading and the evidence adduced in proof thereof. See Stephen on Pleading. The Courts are now
Innuendo
Innuendo [fr. innuo, Lat., to nod], a word used in statements of claim, indictments, and other pleadings, to ascertain a person or thing named before, or to connect an
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