[2] Cf. John O'Hare & Robert N Hill, Civil Litigation, 5th edition, at p. 221 , Biddles of Guildford Ltd. Surrey (1990 ).

[3] Id. at p. 231.

[4] Cf. James E. Clapp, Random House Webster's Dictionary of the Law, at p. 377, Random House, New York (2000).

[5] Cf. the Publisher's Editorial Staff, Black's Law Dictionary, Abridged Sixth Edition, at p. 36, West Publishing Co. (1991).

[6] Cf. John 0'Hare & Robert N Hill, Civil Litigation, 5th edition, at p. 233, Biddles of Guildford Ltd. Surrey (1990).