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wrongful life
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force
rule, deadly force may be used without incurring criminal or tort liability when one reasonably believes that one's life or safety is in danger. In some cases, a person's unreasonable belief in the need for deadly force
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damage
entry direct damages : damages for a loss that is an immediate, natural, and foreseeable result of the wrongful act compare special damages in this entry ex·em·pla·ry damages [ig-zem-plə-rē-] : punitive damages in this entry ex·pec·ta·tion damages … special damages in this entry 2 : damages for losses (as pain and suffering, inconvenience, or loss of lifestyle) whose monetary values are difficult to assign he·don·ic damages [hi-dÄ -nik-] : damages deemed to compensate for the
malice
or desire to cause harm (as death, bodily injury, or property damage) to another through an unlawful or wrongful act without justification or excuse b : wanton disregard for the rights of others or for the value … justification or excuse b : wanton disregard for the rights of others or for the value of human life c : an improper or evil motive or purpose [if cannot be proved or a benign purpose can
remedy
the position in which they were prior to the attempted agreement "First Nat'l Mortgage Corp. v. The Manhattan Life Ins. Co., 360 So. 2d 264 (1978)"] [specific performance and other equitable remedies] rem·e·di·less adj vt -died -dy·ing … remedy pl: -dies : the means to enforce a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong : the relief (as damages, restitution, specific performance, or an injunction) that may be given or ordered by
Vesting
Land act, 1925, to mean the instrument whereby a personal representative after the death of a tenant for life or statutory owner or the survivor of two or more tenants for life or statutory owners vests settled … cases in which it is sought to recover possession of the trust property by ejecting trespassers who are wrongfully in possession of it, Johnson D. Po Min v. U. Ogh, AIR 1932 Rang 132: 10 Rang 342.
Hindu
of the Sindhu were called Hindu by the Persian and the later western invaders'. ('The Hindu View of Life' by Dr. Radhakrishnan, p. 12.) That is the genesis of the word 'Hindu', Shastri Yagnapurushdasji v. Muldas Bhundardas … regard other forms other forms other forms of worship, strange gods, and diver-gent doctrines as inadequate rather than wrong or objectionable, he tends to believe that the highest divine complement each other for the well-being of the
Misconduct
checking the load-sheets and balance charts would involve possible accident to the aircraft and possible loss of human life and, therefore, the negligence in work in the context of serious consequences was treated as misconduct. It is, … to be considered with reference to the subject-matter and the context wherein such term occurs. It literally means wrong conduct or improper conduct, R.D. Saxena v. Balram Prasad Sharma, (2000) 7 SCC 264. Misconduct, means 'A transgression
Negligence
or injury is not material. It is enough if the act is likely to cause injury or endanger life, Kedarnath v. State, AIR 1965 All 233. Negligence is omission of duty caused either by an omission to … the representatives of a deceased foreigner as for those of a British subject, at all events if the wrong-doer is not a foreigner, Davidson v. Hill, (1901) 2 KB 606. Contributory Negligence of Plaintiff.--If the plaintiff has
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