CHAPTER 2

LEGAL LEXICON
1. The doctrine of res judicata means that 33. Section……….. of the Indian Penal Code
2. Justice is the……….. Law is the………. punishes a murderer
3. Is a person evades the order of court, he is 34. ……….. are those offences for which a police
called officer can arrest a person without a warrant
4. Unliquidated damages mean 35. Pat consideration means
5. Tort is a civil legal wrong 36. P offers to sell his car to Q for Rs 50,000. Q
6. Crime is a agrees to buy the car offering Rs 45,000, the
7. A master is liable for the wrongs committed by reply of Q amounts to
his servants. It is called 37. Which of the following constitutes an offer in
8. Self defence a self – service store
9. Slander is a………… 38. A party to a contract can be discharged for
10. Muslim marriage is a………. performing it, if it has become
11. Registration of marriage under the Hindus 39. A person who sues for damages under the la of
Marriage Act, 1955, is contract
12. In law of torts, always unliquidated damages 40. Unlawfully detaining or threatening to detain
are awarded. The meaning of unliquidated is any property to the prejudice of any person
13. The law of torts are largely developed through making him to enter into an agreement
14. ………… are works which appear innocent, amounts to
but contain a latent meaning which is 41. If the term of the contract are not fulfilled the
defamatory law will endeavour so far as money can go, to
15. There are four stages in the commission of a place the aggrieved party
crime, intention preparation, attempt and 42. An agreement to share the benefit of public
commission. The attempt to commit a crime is office is
16. Sex determination tests have been banned by 43. A promise to give money or money’s worth
17. ………… are those offences which are upon the determination or ascertainment of an
punishable with imprisonment for two years or uncertain events is called a
less. These offences can be comprised between 44. Crime is a
the parties 45. A, a surgeon, in good faith communicates to a
18. Lawyers are officers of the court and are patient his opinion that he cannot live. The
constituted into an independent profession patient dies of shock
under the 46. Conspiracy needs at least…… persons
19. In the matter of liquidated damage 47. ……. Is a general pardon
20. A party who suffers loss as a result of breach 48. The act of unlawfully entering into another’s
of contract can, in the usual course, claim property
21. A person enjoying the benefits of non – 49. A promise made without the intention of
gratuitous act performing it amounts to
22. An agreement to share the benefits of public 50. A contingent contract is
office is
23. Exemplary damages is related to
24. What is legal right
25. In an action for negligence, the plaintiff has to
prove
26. If a newspaper published a defamatory article
written by ‘X’, who can be sued
27. The minimum age for marriage is that the boy
must be……. And the girl……….
28. Mohd, Ahmed Khan vs Shah Bano Begum
case is related to
29. ……….. is an act which is twisted, crooked,
which is not straight and lawful
30. In criminal law intention is an essential
constituted of offence. In law of torts
31. Defamation infringes a person’s right to
32. Conspiracy needs, at least………… persons