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Actionable claim | The term means a claim in respect of which cause of action has already matured and which, subject to... | 1651 |
Interpretation of statute | The judicial process by which the true meaning of a statute is ascertained through the medium of the... | 1585 |
Beneficiary | Beneficiary is one who is beneficially entitled to, or interested in property; that is, entitled to it... | 1584 |
Arbitration, Arbitrator | Arbitration is the submitting of a disputed matter for determination, before another person or persons,... | 1567 |
Interpleader suit | Interpleader suit is a suit wherein a person in possession of property or owing money which is or may... | 1556 |
Non-obstante clause | When the non-obstante clause refers to the provision of a statute, the intention of the legislature must... | 1541 |
Benefit of Doubt | The advantage derived from doubt about guilt, a possible error or the weight of the evidence. In a criminal... | 1537 |
Lifting the veil of incorporation | The law recognizes that a company is a separate legal entity distinct from its shareholders. Therefore... | 1529 |
Alibi | Alibi postulates physical impossibility of the accused at the scene of offence by reason of his presence... | 1526 |
Barga Contract | An agreement by which the cultivator engages to pay the landlord half the produce, the latter providing... | 1496 |