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Definition of Summing-up A recapitulation by the Judge of the evidence adduced in an action in order to draw the attention of the jury to the salient points Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Summing-up in the Dictionaries, Summing-up in our legal […]

Definition of Suit Any legal proceeding of a civil kind brought by one person against another ; an action, particularly in equity or for divorce.A bond or recognisance given to a public officer as security is said to be put in suit when proceedings are taken to enforce it Browse You might be […]

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…

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 […]

Definition of Super-tax An addition to the Income Tax charged at the rate prescribed for any year in respect of the income of any individual, the total of which from all sources exceeds two thousand pounds (Income Tax Act, 1918, s. 4).Super- tax is charged on a sliding scale from ninepence to […]

Definition of Super Visum Corporis Upon view of the body. See Coroner Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Super Visum Corporis in the Dictionaries, Super Visum Corporis in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]

Definition of Subtraction The neglect or refusal to perform a duty or service, e.g., pay a tithe Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Subtraction in the Dictionaries, Subtraction in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the […]

Definition of Super Visum Corporis Upon view of the body. See Coroner Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Super Visum Corporis in the Dictionaries, Super Visum Corporis in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]

Definition of Succession Where property passes on the death of a corporation sole to his successor; for as the heir doth inherit to the ancestor, so the successor doth succeed to the predecessor (Co. Litt. SB) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription […]

Definition of Supercargo A person employed by charterers of ships to go on the ship for the purpose of looking after cargo shipped by them and of selling it abroad. He also looks after such cargoes as may be shipped for the return voyage Browse You might be interested in these references […]