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DishonestlyWhoever does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another...466
Discharge in relation to an individual bankrupt"Discharge" in relation to an individual bankrupt, means a situation when, in pursuance of an order of...500
Disciplinary Law"Disciplinary law" means a law regulating the discipline of any disciplined force. [See article 152(1),...459
Demonstrative LegacyWhere a testator bequeaths a certain sum of money, or a certain quantity of any other commodity, and...552
Interpleader suitInterpleader suit is a suit wherein a person in possession of property or owing money which is or may...1787
WillWill means decree, ordain, volition, have in mind, determine by choice, bequeathed. Will is a legal document...786
Obiter dictum[Latin: a remark in passing] Obiter dictum is an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly...1296
Option of PubertyOption of puberty is a right available to repudiate a woman’s marriage—if it occurred while she was...2994
OrdinanceOrdinance means a crime; an act committed contrary to the law as set out in a statute. An ordinance is...973
OmbudsmanThe origin of the word is found in Old Swedish umbuðsmann (accusative) and the word umbuds man, meaning...1036