Tag: Evidence

  • Possession Is Prima Facie Evidence Of Ownership

    Definition of Possession Is Prima Facie Evidence Of Ownership Possession is nine-tenths of the law, means that possession is good against all the world except the true owner. Possession ripens into ownership by effluxion of time. Adverse possession of land (i. e., not by agreement with the […]

  • Possession Is Prima Facie Evidence Of Ownership

    Definition of Possession Is Prima Facie Evidence Of Ownership Possession is nine-tenths of the law, means that possession is good against all the world except the true owner. Possession ripens into ownership by effluxion of time. Adverse possession of land (i. e., not by agreement with the […]

  • King's Evidence

    Definition of King’s Evidence A prisoner who, instead of being put upon trial, is permitted by the Crown to give evidence against those associated with him in crime, is said to turn king’s evidence Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription King’s Evidence […]

  • Evidence

    Definition of Evidence All the legal means, exclusive of mere argument, which tend to prove or disprove any matter of fact, the truth of which is ‘submitted to judicial investigation (Taylor)(1) Oral. Statements made by witnesses in Court under a legal sanction (Stephen)(2) Documentary. […]

  • Evidence

    Definition of Evidence All the legal means, exclusive of mere argument, which tend to prove or disprove any matter of fact, the truth of which is ‘submitted to judicial investigation (Taylor)(1) Oral. Statements made by witnesses in Court under a legal sanction (Stephen)(2) Documentary. […]