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“All Citizens are Equal before Law and are Entitled to Equal Protection of Law”-Article 27 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
 



Issue No: 246
November 26, 2011

This week's issue:
Rights Monitor
Law Analysis
Human Rights Watch
Law Event
Your Advocate
Law Lexicon
Legal Maxim
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Law Lexicon

Pardon - An act of grace from governing power which mitigates punishment and restores rights and privileges forfeited on account of the offense.

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Parol evidence - Oral or verbal evidence; evidence given by word of mouth in court.

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Parole - Supervised release of a prisoner from imprisonment on certain prescribed conditions which entitle him to termination of his sentence.

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Party - A person, business, or government agency actively involved in the prosecution of defense of a legal proceeding.

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Patent - A grant to an inventor of the right to exclude others for a limited time from make, using, or selling his invention in the United States.

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Patent and Trademark Office - The federal agency which examines and issues patents andregisters trademarks.

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Peremptory challenge - Request by a party that a judge not allow a certain prospectivejuror as a member of the jury. No reason or cause need be stated.

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Periodical - A publication which appears regularly but less often than daily.

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Perjury - The criminal offense of making a false statement under oath.

Source: Jurist International.

 
 
 
 


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