Tag: MI
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Misnomer
Definition of Misnomer A mis-naming. An amendment in consequence can be made in either civil or criminal causes Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Misnomer in the Dictionaries, Misnomer in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from […]
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Misprision
Definition of Misprision (1) Of treason, is where a person who knows that some other person has committed high treason does not within a reasonable time give information thereof to a Judge of assize or justice of the peace. At common law the punishment is imprisonment for life and forfeiture […]
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Misdescription
Definition of Misdescription When a contract for the sale of land contains a material misdescription affecting the title, value or character of the land, the contract is voidable at the option of the party misled, independently of fraud, concealment, or misrepresentation. (Flight v. Booth […]
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Misericordia
Definition of Misericordia Mercy. See Amerciament Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Misericordia in the Dictionaries, Misericordia in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal […]
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Misfeasance
Definition of Misfeasance Misfeasance is the improper performance of a lawful act, e.g., where there is negligence or trespass. A misfeasor is a person who does a misfeasance Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Misfeasance in the Dictionaries, […]
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Misnomer
Definition of Misnomer A mis-naming. An amendment in consequence can be made in either civil or criminal causes Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Misnomer in the Dictionaries, Misnomer in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from […]
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Misjoinder
Definition of Misjoinder Where persons are wrongly joined as plaintiffs or defendants in an action, i. e., where persons are made parties who ought not to be. No action can now be defeated by a mis joinder (Order XVI, r. 11) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]
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Misprision
Definition of Misprision (1) Of treason, is where a person who knows that some other person has committed high treason does not within a reasonable time give information thereof to a Judge of assize or justice of the peace. At common law the punishment is imprisonment for life and forfeiture […]
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Militia
Definition of Militia The force which was raised after the Restoration of ,1660 as a substitute for those which had been raised under the commissions of array and lieutenancy, superseded by the Territorial Forces prior to the War. The Territorial Army and Militia Act, 1921, enacted that the […]
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Miller V. Hancock
Definition of Miller V. Hancock ([1893], 2 Q. B. 177). Held, that a party who lets a part of his premises, such as flats, is liable to members of the public for the condition of any portion of the building of which he retains control as if he were the occupier thereof Browse You might…