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  • Uti I Is Actio

    Definition of Uti I Is Actio An action granted by the Praetor, in the exercise of his judicial authority by means of an extension of an existing action (actio directa) to persons or cases that did not come within its original scope. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these […]

  • Undue Influence

    Definition of Undue Influence The equitable doctrine of undue influence is that where a person enters into an agreement or makes a disposition of property under such circumstances as to show or give rise to the presumption that he has not been allowed to exercise a free and deliberate judgment […]

  • Traverse

    Definition of Traverse To deny an allegation of fact. If a plaintiff replies by simply joining issue on the statement of defence he traverses, that is, denies, all the material allegations in the defence. See Order XIX, r. 18.Traverse of office or inquisition is a mode by which a subject can, […]

  • Summary Proceedings

    Definition of Summary Proceedings Short proceedings. Petitions, special cases, motions, and summonses, not being interlocutory proceedings in an action or suit, are instances of summary proceedings in civil cases.In criminal cases, summary proceedings are those which may be had and concluded […]

  • Summons

    Definition of Summons A document issued from the office of a Court of justice, calling upon the person to whom it is directed to attend before a Judge or officer of the Court. In the High Court of Justice a summons is a mode of making an application to a Judge or master in chambers…

  • Summary Proceedings

    Definition of Summary Proceedings Short proceedings. Petitions, special cases, motions, and summonses, not being interlocutory proceedings in an action or suit, are instances of summary proceedings in civil cases.In criminal cases, summary proceedings are those which may be had and concluded […]

  • Subsidy

    Definition of Subsidy Originally, import and export duties granted to the King ; later, any tax imposed by Parliament ; now, popularly, as synonymous with subvention Subsidy and Trade Barrier Regulation From the document Trade Barriers Regulation [TBR], published by the European Commission: […]

  • Subsidy

    Definition of Subsidy Originally, import and export duties granted to the King ; later, any tax imposed by Parliament ; now, popularly, as synonymous with subvention Subsidy and Trade Barrier Regulation From the document Trade Barriers Regulation [TBR], published by the European Commission: […]

  • Slander

    Definition of Slander Defamation (q.v.) by means of spoken words or gesture. It is a tort and not a crime and is not actionable without proof of special damage, except in four cases when the words are said to be actionable per se, i. e. : (1) Imputing a crime punishable with imprisonment. (2) […]

  • Short Cause

    Definition of Short Cause In the Chancery Division, on the certificate of plaintiff’s counsel, an action which involves no question of difficulty and is not likely to take up much time in Court may be marked as short in the registrar’s book and disposed of expeditiously.In the King’s Bench […]