Warrant - Law Dictionary Search Results
Not negotiable
81; G.W. Ry. Co. v. London and County Bank, 1901 AC 422. [S. 130, Negotiable Instrument Act] A warrant for interest on War Stock signed by the Chief Accountant of the Bank of England and crossed '&
Inadvertent discovery
unexpected finding of incriminating evid-ence in plain view. Even though this type of evidence is obtained with a warrant, it can be used against the accused under the plain-view exception to the warrant requirement. Black's Law Dictio-nary,
Hire
the period of the bailment; to do no act that shall deprive the hirer of the thing; to warrant the title and right of possession to the hirer, in order to enable him to use the thing,
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Torture
make him disclose his accomplices. It was , however, frequently the practice to torture by virtue of Royal Warrant, a warrant of 1640, for instance (Jardine, p. 108), directing the Lieutenant of the Tower 'to cause John
Document of title
Document of title, include any bill of lading, dock warrant, warehouse-keeper's certificate, and warrant or order for the delivery of goods, and any other document used in the
swear out
swear out : to procure (a warrant) by making a sworn statement ;also : to make (a sworn affidavit) to procure a warrant
automobile exception
automobile exception : an exception to the prohibition on warrantless searches that allows a police officer to search an automobile without a search warrant in cases where the
Discharge
obtained the rule nisi should take nothing, and the suit remain in statu quo. See RULE. In a warrant case instituted otherwise than on a police report, 'discharge' or 'acquittal' of accused are distinct concepts applicable to
bill
by a grand jury that has determined the evidence in a bill of indictment to be insufficient to warrant prosecution ;also : the finding of the grand jury that the evidence is insufficient called also ignoramus no
error
firm and definite conviction that a mistake has been made NOTE: A clear error may or may not warrant reversal. fundamental error : plain error in this entry used esp. in criminal cases harmless error : an
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