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Rem, Judgment in
Rem, Judgment in, is an adjudication pronounced upon the status of some particular subject-matter by a tribunal having competent jurisdiction and concluding all persons (not merely the parties
legitimate
legitimate [Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare to give legal status to, from Latin legitimus legally sanctioned, from leg-, lex law] 1 : conceived or born of parents lawfully
Partners of a firm
Partners of a firm, the status of a partner qua the firm with reference to the provisions of the Partnership Act, the concept of
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youthful offender
young person (as one within a statutorily specified age range) who commits a crime but is granted special status entitling him or her to a more lenient punishment (as one involving probation or confinement in a special
Commutative justice and distributive justice
act of distributive justice which has granted to those concerned, equality to rights, equal capacity to act, equal status.' [The Legal Philosophies of Lask, Radbruch and Dabin, p. 74] According to Radbruch, 'distributive justice is the prototype
Woman
by the (English) Slander of Women Act, 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 51). As to the national status of married women, in accordance with the Hague Convention of the 12th April,1930, on the conflict of nationality
Suspension
from any privilege from the execution of an office or from the enjoyment of such a position or status and resultant benefit of the office and its privileges. The object of suspension is to remove any person
Rational basis test
that involves a determination of whether a statutory or regulatory classification of person (as by age or offender status) has a rational basis and does not deny equal protection under the Constitution, Charlton v. Kimata, 815 p.
Persecution
relation to one of the core entitlements which has been recognised by the international community, Law of Refugee Status (1991), p. 112. Persecution, is normally related to action by the authorities of a country. It may also
Mahr (dower)
appraisal of the concept of maher, the Privy Council once described it as 'an essential incident to the status of marriage'. On another occasion it explained that maher was a 'legal responsibility' of the husband. These judicial
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