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POL211
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In applying the mischief rule of interpretation, the court in The Heydon’s case has laid down all of the following logical approach except one_
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The process of submission of a controversy between two parties to a judge of their choice, for out-of-court settlement is called _.
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Summary refers to any offence which is not indictable
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The right to life is classified as a__
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The doctrine that emphasises the supremacy of the law as adminsitered by the government is called__
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For__to be sustained and consolidated, the Rule of Law must prevail
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Law and morality are said to be mutually__ because positive laws does not derive its validity from moral values
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A pronouncement on law by a judge in a matter before the court (jurisdiction) constitutes what is called__
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__is the highest court in the magisterial division.
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Customary laws are essentially unwritten because, to are large extent, they rely on__
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Natural right is enshrined in the 1999 constitution under__
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literarily means the divine law of good
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Evidence given on oath is known as _.
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The element of coercion is a feature of__
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The action of bringing into harmony or effecting a settlement between conflicting groups or individuals is known as
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In legal circle, is known as the Temple of Justice.
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The principle of law upon which a judiciary decision is based is refered to as the
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A _is an accusation of a crime against an acused person on trial at the Court of Law
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The democratic institution that is empowered to make laws for peace, order and good government in a federation is __.
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All these are features of law except__
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s derived from previous decisions of courts.
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Deplorable, reckless or anti-social behaviour of the people can only be arrested by__
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__is a set of laws regulating the conduct of persons’ interpersonal dealings, conferring right, status and obligations of individuals or corporate persons
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A bill introduced by a private member of a legislative body, which intended to benefit a limited section of the society is refered to as __.
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In Nigeria, the embodiment of Laws, Courts, Legal personnels and the administration of justice is known as__
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A __is a system of putting together in one document the existing legislation, principles of common law and doctrines of equity.
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The law that regulates the conduct of persons in their interpersonal deeling,conferring status, rights and obligations on individuals or corporate persons is known as _
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means that good must be done and evil must be avoided
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The legal term 'ratio decidendi' means__
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Appeal from the magistrate court lies _.
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When a proposed bill of the National Assembly is one that will affect the interest of the public at large, it is referred to as__
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The attributes of the Nigerian law are as listed below except__
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In essense, the evolution of natural law is to replace the primitive theory that__
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34. The duty of the law is to
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Technically, written laws are contained in a_
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law comprises the rule of law and legal principles that define the existence of a right or liability
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__is before a magistrate for the purpose of screening the criminal charges brought against an acused.
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Aristotle used the word “just” in two senses, namely__
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The law that was developed by the English Courts from the common customs and practices in England is called
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A principle of human conduct, making conscience a selflegislating mechanism, is in the realm of__
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The English law applicable directly or indirectly in Nigeria are statutes of general application__ and the doctrines of equity
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Aquinas views justice as__ towards the other
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Nigeria may be classified under the common law system because_
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The constitutional doctrine that emphasizes the supremacy of law is
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The doctrine of enjoins that earlier decisions should be binding authorities for subsequent cases
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Social control can best be defined as__
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One of the purposes of the__ is to ensure orderliness and peaceful co-existence
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Intention, recklessness and negligence are forms of merital elements that fall under __.
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__is not a classification of law
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A documents which originates an action in law court is __summons.
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