GCL GLOSSARY

From the antecedent to the consequent

From the beginning

Plain words require no explanation

Mixed action

A personal right of action die with the person

The very act is punishable and no proof of damage is required

Act of the court shall prejudice no one

An act does not make a man guilty unless there be guilty intention

Wrongful act

For the particular end or case at hand

At the same point

According to value

From another source

A friend of court member of the bar who is appointed to assist the court

Intention to possess

Hear the other side

Nameless

Good faith; genuine

A caution registered with the public court to indicate to the officials that they are not to act in the matter mentioned in the caveat without first giving notice to the caveator

Let the buyer beware

Let the doer beware

Let the seller beware

A writ by which records of proceedings are removed from interior courts to High Court and to quash decision that goes beyond its jurisdiction

The person who has the equitable right to property in India, known as beneficiary

Common consent necessary for a binding contract

A contemporaneous expression or language is the best and strongest in Law

Body/gist of the offence

As nearly as may be practicable