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Donative

said to have been anciently the only way of conferring ecclesiastical benefices in England. If the patron once waived the privilege of donation and presented to the bishop, and his clerk was admitted and instituted, the advowson

Common stock or common hotchpot

mixing with his joint family or his ancestral property but by his own volition and intention by his waiving and surrendering his separate rights in it as separate property. The act by which the coparcener throws his

Centrocen clause

of final discharge, and where this provision is not complied with the claim shall be deemed to be waived and absolutely barred, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, para 652, p. 363.

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Balance decree

entitlement to a further sum, N.K. Rajagarhia v. Mahavir Plantation Ltd., (2006) 1 SCC 502. --Includes the amount waived at the trial stage, N.K. Rajagarhia v. Mahavir Plantation Ltd., (2006) 1 SCC 502.

work product doctrine

also work product rule NOTE: This doctrine applies to work product of all kinds, but it may be waived for certain materials (as documents) if the party seeking discovery shows that it has a substantial need of

silent record

acted with knowledge or understanding of his or her rights (as in entering a plea of guilty or waiving the right to counsel)

remittitur

of a verdict considered excessive by the court c : the formal agreement or stipulation of a plaintiff waiving or releasing the right to receive the portion of a verdict considered excessive compare additur 2 : a

Miranda rights

person or evidence obtained therefrom may be introduced at trial unless the person was advised of or validly waived these rights. A fresh reading of the Miranda rights may be required by the passage of time after

advisory jury

which there is no right to a jury or in which the right to a jury has been waived. The judge may follow or disregard the advisory jury's verdict.

Without prejudice

Without prejudice, a phrase used in offers, in order to guard against any waiver of right; also for the purposes of negotiating a compromise. See PRE-JUDICE, WITHOUT. With loss of all rights;

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