Every past Maxim-le, with its meaning
9 puzzles so far: legal words on weekdays, Latin maxims at the weekend. Today’s answer appears here tomorrow, so play first.
Play today’s Maxim-le →SURETY
A person who guarantees that an accused released on bail will appear in court. The surety signs a bond and may forfeit money if the accused absconds.
In the Legal GK Library →RECEIVER
A person appointed by the court to manage disputed property. Appointed to preserve property while a case is pending.
In the Legal GK Library →GRATUITY
A lump sum paid on leaving employment after five years. Payable under the Payment of Gratuity Act, now the Code on Social Security; the five-year condition is relaxed for death and disability.
In the Legal GK Library →SUMMONS
A court order requiring a person to appear. Used to secure the attendance of accused persons or witnesses in less serious cases.
In the Legal GK Library →ESCHEAT
Property passing to the State when there is no heir. Under Article 296, property without an heir goes to the State in which it lies.
In the Legal GK Library →IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO
Caught in the act of committing an offence. Used where a person is caught red-handed.
In the Legal GK Library →RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR
Let the master answer. An employer is liable for the wrongs of employees committed in the course of employment.
In the Legal GK Library →INQUEST
An inquiry into the cause of an unnatural death. Police or an Executive Magistrate prepare an inquest report on the apparent cause of death; a magistrate must hold one for custodial deaths.
In the Legal GK Library →IDDAT
The waiting period after divorce or a husband's death. A Muslim woman may not remarry during iddat; maintenance during and beyond it was at issue in Shah Bano and Danial Latifi.
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