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  2. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    Herbert Broom′s text of 1858 on legal maxims lists the phrase under the heading ″Rules of logic″, stating: Reason is the soul of the law, and when the reason of any particular law ceases, so does the law itself. [9] ceteris paribus: with other things the same More commonly rendered in English as "All other things being equal."

  3. Maxims of equity - Wikipedia

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    Maxims of equity are legal maxims that serve as a set of general principles or rules which are said to govern the way in which equity operates. They tend to illustrate the qualities of equity, in contrast to the common law, as a more flexible, responsive approach to the needs of the individual, inclined to take into account the parties' conduct and worthiness.

  4. Legal maxim - Wikipedia

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    A legal maxim is an established principle or proposition of law, and a species of aphorism and general maxim.The word is apparently a variant of the Latin maxima, but this latter word is not found in extant texts of Roman law with any denotation exactly analogous to that of a legal maxim in the Medieval or modern definition, but the treatises of many of the Roman jurists on regular ...

  5. Holiday pay - Wikipedia

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    The holiday year (ferieåret) is defined as the year when the employee leaves for holiday. The holiday pay earned in the previous year is paid in connection with the holiday leave the following year, no later than one week before the holiday starts. [9] The right of holiday pay is linked to the concept of an employee, which means that one ...

  6. Hard cases make bad law - Wikipedia

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    Hard cases make bad law is an adage or legal maxim meaning that an extreme case is a poor basis for a general law that would cover a wider range of less extreme cases. In other words, a general law is better drafted for the average circumstance as this will be more common.

  7. Voices: This Christmas, spare a thought for the recipient of ...

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    To those holiday essentials you might add a change of clothes. And the kids (unless you’ve managed to palm them off to granny). Don’t forget to cancel the milk delivery, too.

  8. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    In law, a de bene esse deposition is used to preserve the testimony of a witness who is expected not to be available to appear at trial and be cross-examined. de bonis asportatis: carrying goods away: In law, trespass de bonis asportatis was the traditional name for larceny, i.e., the unlawful theft of chattels (moveable goods). de dato: of the ...

  9. Woman's Employer Issues Warning After Noticing Her ... - AOL

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    The holiday season means email inboxes are filled with out-of-office messages from colleagues who have taken their well-deserved PTO. But one woman wanted to do things a bit differently.