Friday, September 20, 2024

Glossary

Audi alteram partem

Literal Meaning of Audi alteram partem is "Let the other side be heard as well." No person should be judged without a fair hearing in...

Ut res magis valet quam pereat

Literal meaning is "It is better for a thing to have effect than to be made void." Ravindra Babu Shriwas and Ors. vs. State...

Damnum sine injuria

Literal meaning is Damage without legal injury. Damage in the sense of money, Loss of comfort , service ,...

Actori incumbit probatio

The Literal Meaning is "On the plaintiff rests the proving." The burden of proof is on the...

A fortiori

Literal Meaning is "From stronger." An a fortiori argument is an "argument from a stronger reason", meaning that because one...

Legal Right

Salmond defines legal right as: An interest or privilege recognized and protected by a rule of law and the...

Custom

The rules of human conduct established by usage of the peopleprevailing since times immemorial and which are regarded as...

Presumption

Presumption is a legal device by which judges draw a particular inference as to the existence or non-existence of a...