Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Consideration – Meaning, Definition and Essentials
Something is returning is meant consideration. Consideration includes some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to one party and some forbearance, detrainment, loss, or responsibility given, suffered, or undertaken by the other. Relevant Provisions: Section 2(d), 23, 24, 25, 127, and 185 of the Contract Act, 1872. Meanings of Consideration: Consideration means, “Something useful, like…
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Acts, Rights, Obligation and its Classification
As a plural of fai’l, af’aal means the doing of a man, in terms of heart, tongue, and limbs. These acts may be classified into: 1). Natural acts (Hissi) Acts of mind (Qalbi) Physical acts (Af’aal) 2). Juristic acts (Shar’i). They can be classified into: When these acts are classified as per religious purposes, they…
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Question of Law and Question of Facts and Presumption
Questions that arise for determination before a Court of law are considered either questions of law or questions of facts or a mixture of both, known as mixed questions of law and fact. Question of Law: We can understand a question of law in three senses: First Sense: A question whose answer is already prescribed…
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Salient Features of 1973 Constitution of Pakistan
The Constitution of 1973 – The third Constitution of Pakistan: The National Assembly of Pakistan unanimously approved the Constitution of 1973 on April 10, 1973. Two days later, on April 12, 1973, the drafted Constitution received the assent of the President. It was proclaimed on August 14, 1973. It has some salient features of the…
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Jurisprudence – Meaning, Definition and Kinds
Jurisprudence Meaning: Jurisprudence is derived from the Latin word ‘jurisprudential’ which means ‘knowledge or skill of law’. The Latin word ‘Juris’ means ‘law’ and ‘prudential’ means ‘skill or knowledge. Thus, Jurisprudence signifies knowledge of the law and its application. Jurisprudence may be considered to be the study and systematic arrangement of general principles of law.…
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Law: Meaning, Definition and its Kinds
Introduction to Law: Law is derived from the German word ‘Lag’, which means fixed or evenly. Politically, as per regulations and rules, Law is enforced by the State to regulate human conduct for the administration of Justice. Meaning of Law: According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the meaning of the law is; “A binding custom or…
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Contract of Bailment – Meaning, Definition, Kinds and Essentials
Contract of Bailment: The contract of bailment is a contract that is executed between two parties for a particular purpose and when that purpose is accomplished the party to whom the goods are delivered is bound under the law to either return those goods to the real owner or dispose of that goods according to…
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Classification of Crimes in Criminal Law
Crime is an act committed or omitted in violation of public law forbidding or commanding it. In Pakistan where the whole criminal law is codified, crime means an act punishable by the Pakistan Penal Code or other penal statutes. Here we will discuss in detail the classification of crimes in criminal law: Meaning of Crime:…
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