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Presumption
The act of presuming or believing upon probable evidence the act of assuming or taking for granted belief upon incomplete proof
Administrative law judge
judge, means an official who presides at an administrative hearing and who has the power to administer oaths, take testimony, rule on questions of evidence, and make factual and legal determinations, 5 USCA 556 (c).
Copyhold
has no other evidence of his title than the rolls of the court, which he can inspect and take copies of to use as he may think proper; and the Court of Queen's Bench (now the King's
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Shorthand Notes
notes is in s. 16 of the Criminal Appeal Act, 1907 (see that title). Such notes of the evidence are usually made in important cases; but the costs of taking them will usually not be allowed, unless
Quasi judicial function
the principles of natural justice, which require the minister to act fairly towards the objections and not to take fresh evidence without disclosing it to them, Wade & Forsyth's Administrative Law; see also Indian National Congress (I)
Charge
Charge (i) the instructions of a judge to a jury; the judge's summing up of the evidence at a trial by jury; the periodical address of a bishop or archdeacon to his clergy; the taking
Limitation of actions and prosecutions
the case grounded upon any simple contract, no acknowledgment or promise by words only shall be deemed sufficient evidence of a new or continuing contract whereby to take any case out of the operation of 21 Jac. … within which, upon the principle Interest reipublic' ut sit finis litium, particular actions must be brought or proceedings taken. In the case of simple contract the remedy on the contract is barred, leaving the creditor free to
Impound
often with the understanding that it will be retuned intact at the end of the proceeding. (2) To take and retain possession of (something, such as a forged document to be produced as evidence) in preparation for
in limine
threshold] : at the beginning : as a preliminary matter ;specif : before a particular procedure or proceeding takes place adj : of, relating to, or being a motion, petition, or order regarding the admissibility of evidence
Blank transfer
is left blank, the Court may sometimes be able to ascertain from the context who was intended to take (Re Harrison, (1885) 30 Ch D 390). Parol evidence is never admissible to fill in the blank. See
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