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Lay system

Lay system, means a system in which a fishing vessel's catch is sold at auction, and then the proceeds are...

Mancipatio

Mancipatio. Every father, in the Roman law, had such an authority over his son, that before the son could be...

McDonnell Douglas test

McDonnell Douglas test, employment law. The principal for applying a shifting burden of proof in employment-discrimination cases, essentially requiring the...

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Original Writ or Original

Original Writ or Original [breve originale, Lat.], was the beginning or foundation of a real action at Common Law. It...

Paper

Paper, includes vellum parchment or any other material or which an instrument may be written, Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1999, s....

Release

Release [fr. relaxtio, Lat.], a gift, discharge, or renunciation of a right of action (see SURETY CON-SIDERATION); also a Common...

Persona designata

Persona designata, a persona designata, is 'a person who is pointed out or described as an individual, as opposed to...

Possessio

Possessio, in its primary sense, is the condition or power by virtue of which a man has such a mastery...

Recovery

Recovery, the obtaining a thing by judgment or trial. The regaining or restoration of something lost or taken away, Black's...

Swearing

Suspicion, denotes the initial stage for believing the existence of a certain thing or an alleged fact is suspicion. After...

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