AFFIRMATIVE RELIEF
\ɐfˈɜːmətˌɪv ɹɪlˈiːf], \ɐfˈɜːmətˌɪv ɹɪlˈiːf], \ɐ_f_ˈɜː_m_ə_t_ˌɪ_v ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈiː_f]\
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Relief, benefit, or compensation which may be granted to the defendant in a judgment or decree in accordance with the facts established in his favor; such as may properly be given within the issues made by the pleadings or according to the legal or equitable rights of the parties as established by the evidence. Garner v. Hannah, 0 Duer iN. Y. 202.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.