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Benefice

Act. From a bishop's refusal to institute on any of the above grounds, or any other ground otherwise sufficient, except of doctrine or ritual, there is an appeal to the archbishop of the province and a judge

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

acknowledgment after the lapse of the statutory period will revive it. No verbal acknowledgment of a debt is sufficient to prevent the operation of the statutes, Benest v. Pipon, (1829) Knapp's Rep 60. By (English) Lord Tenterden's … the (English) Statute of Frauds Amendment Act, 1828, s. 1, in actions of debt, or on the case grounded upon any simple contract, no acknowledgment or promise by words only shall be deemed sufficient evidence of a

Justified by law

showing in court that one had sufficient reason for doing that which he is called to answer; the ground for such a plea. Lexically, the sense is clear. An act is justified by law if it is … Justified by law, 'justified' according to Black's Legal Dictionary means: Done on adequate reasons sufficiently supported by credible evidence, when weighed by unprejudiced mind, guided by common sense and by correct rules of

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Vagueness

making an effective representation, it does not require much argument to hold that one such vague ground is sufficient to justify the contention that his fundamental right under clause (5) of Article 22 of the Constitution has

vexatious

vexatious : lacking a sufficient ground and serving only to annoy or harass when viewed objectively [disciplined the attorney for engaging in litigation]

adequate

adequate : lawfully and reasonably sufficient [ grounds for a lawsuit] … adequate : lawfully and reasonably sufficient [ grounds for a lawsuit]

insurable

insurable : capable of or appropriate for being insured against loss, damage, or death : affording a sufficient ground for insurance in·sur·abil·i·ty [in-shr-ə-bi-lə-tē] n

rescind

mutual agreement, judicial decree, or unilateral declaration because of fraud, mistake, duress, misrepresentation, illegality, a breach, or another sufficient ground with both parties restored to their positions before the contract was made [denied that the other party had

Better Equity

one of them, either on the ground of notice or of priority in time or for some other sufficient reason, is entitled to priority over the other, such claimant is said to have the 'better equity.'

Domicile

domiciled in England or Wales, though in the case of a suit for judicial separation mere residence is sufficient, Armytage v. Armytage, 1898 P. 178. A decree annulling a marriage on the ground of impotence is in

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