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boss2966 Full Member - Member Since: Jun 2011
Subject - A word a day
Dear Friends

Today onwards to create awareness about the legal terms, to our non-legal members I have decided to post a word and its meaning on daily basis.

I need your support and feed back, which will be the motivating factor for me.

Thank you Friends
boss2966 Full Member - Member Since: Jun 2011
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Res Judicata - Dictionary Meaning : An Issue already decided by a court.

As per Res Judicata One should not be punished twice for the offence he has already been punished once and all the offences whatever committed should be trialed in single go and it should not be splitted into part for any reason.
boss2966 Full Member - Member Since: Jun 2011
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Judicature : Dispensation of Justice

Judicature can be understood as the Power or office of a judge or a judge’s tenure of office (or) the Area of Authority of a judge or a court of law (or) a body of judges or of people holding judicial power.
boss2966 Full Member - Member Since: Jun 2011
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Jurisprudence : The Philosophy or science of Law

Jurisprudence means the System or Branch of Law or the body of laws applied in a particular country or state or area of life.
boss2966 Full Member - Member Since: Jun 2011
Subject - Re: A word a day
Prima-facie : At First Glance (On Initial Examination or consideration)

In Sentence : Prima facie, this lawsuit seems spurious

Prima-facie : Based on what seems to be true, before a situation has been examined in detail. There is strong prima-facie evidence of a miscarriage of justice.
boss2966 Full Member - Member Since: Jun 2011
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Modus Operandi : A way of doing something

Behaving or doing something (especially crime) that is typical or a person or in a group. If a killer or thief adopts a same way to do his crime in all his murder or theft is called as Modus Operandi.
boss2966 Full Member - Member Since: Jun 2011
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Culpable : The Offence Deserving blame or punishment for a wrong. In Simple words Punishable.

Culpable : Person to blame, at fault; especially LAW Guilty, who is responsible for doing something bad or illegal which is considered as punishable offence in the Court of Law.
boss2966 Full Member - Member Since: Jun 2011
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Fraudulent : Designed to Deceive, Not Honest, true or fair and intended to deceive people.

"Fraudulently".--A person is said to do a thing fraudulently if he does that thing with intent to defraud but not otherwise.
boss2966 Full Member - Member Since: Jun 2011
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"Injury" : Wound, damage or hurt

The word "injury" denotes any harm whatever illegally caused to any person, in body, mind, reputation or property

Physical Damage to the Body/body Part (or) wound (or) harm caused to someone’s career or reputation by scandal, rumour or defamation (or) Infringement of rights or damage caused to any property.
boss2966 Full Member - Member Since: Jun 2011
Subject - Re: A word a day
Adult : Adult Means who has completed 18 years of age. If a person completed his 18 years is known as Adult.

Adolescent : Adolescent means those who has completed 14 years and those within the age of 18 years. If the age is between 15 years and 18 years is known as Adolescent.

Child : Child means who is within the age of 14 Years means If the Age is 14 years or less than that is known as Child.


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